Incident: Air Canada A320 at Toronto on Apr 30th 2009, engine fireAn Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FKCR performing flight AC-101 from Toronto Pearson,ON to Vancouver,BC (Canada), had just lifted off Toronto's runway 05, when the tower controller noticed black smoke trailing the aircraft.
The crew declared PAN PAN PAN reporting the right hand engine on fire while climbing through 1600 feet for 5000 feet and reported shortly thereafter, that the engine fire was out, the engine was still running at idle thrust. The airplane levelled off at 3000 feet and was vectored for a return to runway 05, the approach however was abandoned due to debris left on the runway. The airplane positioned for an approach to runway 15L, where the airplane landed safely 19 minutes after liftoff.
Aviation Herald:
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