Flight between Arizona and Montreal | Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX baffled after engine problem

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France Media Agency

Shortly after takeoff from Marana (Arizona) on December 22, the pilots of the aircraft “received an engine indication and, according to standard operating procedure in such a situation, they made the decision to shut down an engine”, Air Canada explained in an email.

“The aircraft was diverted to Tucson, where it landed normally and still remains there” adds Air Canada, without further specifying the nature of the malfunction, which occurred during a non-commercial “positioning flight”.

According to the Belgian specialist site Aviation24.be, which revealed the information, a drop in hydraulic pressure in the left reactor is at the origin of this incident.

The Canadian government announced in mid-December that it had validated the changes made to the design of the Boeing 737 MAX, grounded for 21 months following two accidents that claimed the lives of 346 people.

But the aircraft, purchased by Canadian companies Air Canada, WestJet and Sunwing, has still not received clearance to resume commercial flights in Canada.

The United States cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again in mid-November, but several modifications will need to be made to the planes before they can be returned to service, according to the United States Aviation Agency (FAA) .

Last week, Brazilian company Gol became the first in the world to return the Boeing 737 MAX to service on a smooth commercial flight between Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre.

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