加拿大航空公司(加航)的一架飞往北京的客机23日下午从多伦多起飞后不久，因发现机械故障紧急返回机场降落，机上乘客已全部安全转移。
据加拿大媒体23日报道，加航的一架波音777-300型客机当天在从多伦多皮尔森国际机场起飞后不久，飞行员发现一个指示灯显示飞机襟翼有问题，于是决定返回机场实施紧急降落。
当地媒体报道称，飞机在降落时有6个轮胎爆胎，但加航发言人尚未对此作出肯定答复。多伦多机场发言人则证实，飞机发生了机械故障，降落在一条滑行跑道上后，已经无法移动。288名乘客已经由5辆客车安全转移，没有乘客在紧急降落中受伤。
加航发言人称，这架飞机的目的地是中国北京。加航将在当天晚上安排另一架飞机将乘客送往目的地。(国际在线记者 于昕怡)
Air Canada jet makes unscheduled landing at Pearson
Updated: Thu Jul. 23 2009 11:24:59 PM
ctvtoronto.ca
An Air Canada passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at Pearson International Airport late Thursday afternoon.
Scott Armstrong, a spokesperson for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, would only say to ctvtoronto.ca that the Boeing 777-300 had suffered mechanical problems.
No one was hurt, and buses were removing the passengers, he said.
CTV Toronto reported that five buses were dispatched.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said Flight 31 was destined for Beijing.
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot noted a indicator light showing a flap problem and decided to return to Pearson.
Aircraft are designed to land when they are light on fuel, not heavy. That’s likely why some of the tires blew, he said.
“They’re designed to take it,” Fitzpatrick said, but added it wasn’t an “ideal situation.”
Air Canada hoped to have another aircraft arranged and have the 288 passengers off for Beijing later Thursday evening, Fitzpatrick said.
That flight left at 10 p.m.
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Air Canada jet makes unscheduled landing at Pearson
Web Staff, cp24.com
An Air Canada passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at Pearson International Airport on Thursday after an equipment problem was detected mid-flight.
Air Canada flight 31 departed Pearson for Beijing in the afternoon but the pilots reported a problem with the wing flaps shortly afterward.
The Boeing 777 returned to Pearson but several tires blew on landing.
The plane managed to touch down safely regardless but was left disabled on a taxiway while its passengers were bused back to the terminal.
Plane returns to Pearson after mechanical problems
Jul 23, 2009 06:48 PM
Madeleine White
Staff Reporter
An Air Canada plane scheduled to fly to Beijing has returned to Pearson following mechanical issues this afternoon.
The plane took off from Toronto around 4:30 p.m. and pilots soon decided to return to the airport.
Air Canada crews are currently servicing the plane and all of the passengers were placed on a shuttle bus and sent back to the terminal to wait for the next flight to Beijing.
No one was injured in the incident.
