An Air Canada flight en route to Madrid from Toronto was forced to declare PAN PAN and make an emergency landing in St. John’s earlier this month.
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PAN PAN is short for “possible assistance needed,” and is used to communicate an urgent but non-emergency situation.
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The flight, AC-824, made a safe landing in St. John’s and a recirculation fan was replaced due to a failed bearing.
There were 177 people on board the flight, which was diverted about two-and-a-half hours into what was supposed to be a seven-hour international journey.
The Boeing 787-9 departed Toronto Pearson International Airport at 3:09 a.m. on Dec. 2 and landed in St. John’s at 7:28 a.m. NST.
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