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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Air_Transat_Flight_236Air Transat Flight 236 - Wikipedia

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   Air Transat Flight 236. / 42.733; -23.083. Air Transat Flight 236 was a transatlantic flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal, from Toronto, Canada, that lost all engine power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean on August 24, 2001. The Airbus A330 ran out of fuel because of a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance.

   • Date: August 24, 2001
   • Operator: Air Transat

   • Aircraft type: Airbus A330-243

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3. simpleflying.com › air-transat-flight-236-historyMiracle In The Azores: How Air Transat Flight 236 Glided To ...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · On 24 August 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 (aka the "Azores Glider") ran out of fuel over the Atlantic bound for Portugal. Improper maintenance caused a catastrophic fuel leak, causing both engines to flame out. Fortunately, the captain, Robert Piche, was an expired pilot and managed to glide the dead Airbus A330 to an emergency landing in the ...

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4. simpleflying.com › azores-glider-the-story-of-airAzores Glider: The Story Of Air Transat Flight 236

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   Dec 7, 2022 · Learn how an Air Transat flight from Toronto to Lisbon made an emergency landing in the Azores in 2001 after a fuel leak caused by a fracture in a fuel line. Find out the details of the incident, the passengers, the aircraft, and the aftermath of this rare and historic glider flight.

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5. admiralcloudberg.medium.com › crisis-over-theCrisis over the Atlantic: The near crash of Air Transat ...

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   Jan 7, 2023 · How a fuel leak and a faulty engine led to a remarkable emergency landing in the Azores in 2001. Read the full story of the Miracle on the Hudson of its time and the lessons learned from it.

6. www.thestar.com › news › canadaTwenty years after his historic emergency landing, Commander ...

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   Aug 24, 2021 · That’s what Robert Piché, commander of the now famous Air Transat flight 236 in distress, learned. He was able to land the plane in the Azores on August 24, 2001, after the aircraft’s engines ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2001/09/10 › worldJet Pilot Who Saved 304 Finds Heroism Tainted - The New York ...

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   Sep 10, 2001 · For the 304 people on Air Transat Flight 236 last month, a hard landing in the Azores provided a moment of miraculous relief. With neither of its engines working, the stricken plane glided safely ...

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   What happened to Air Transat 236?

   • That’s what Robert Piché, commander of the now famous Air Transat flight 236 in distress, learned. He was able to land the plane in the Azores on August 24, 2001, after the aircraft’s engines had stopped working 18 minutes earlier, nearly 12 kilometres over the Atlantic. The plane glided without power for 157 kilometres before landing.

   Twenty years after his historic emergency landing, Commander Piché asks

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   Why did Flight 236 get a fuel leak?

   • The catastrophic situation in which Flight 236 found itself that morning was caused by a fuel leak due to a problem in the maintenance of the aircraft, as well as a decision by the pilots not to follow the procedural checklist and to transfer the fuel from the “good” engine to the “bad,” concluded a report on the occurrence.

   Twenty years after his historic emergency landing, Commander Piché asks

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   Who landed Air Transat 236?

   • MONTREAL - We love our heroes upright, exemplary and fearless. That’s what Robert Piché, commander of the now famous Air Transat flight 236 in distress, learned. He was able to land the plane in the Azores on August 24, 2001, after the aircraft’s engines had stopped working 18 minutes earlier, nearly 12 kilometres over the Atlantic.

   Twenty years after his historic emergency landing, Commander Piché asks

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   Did Air Transat Flight 236 have a fuel leak?

   • According to the FAA, 3 hours and 46 minutes into the flight from Canada to Portugal, Air Transat Flight 236 developed a fuel leak in the right engine. However, the crew did not detect the leak and believed the aircraft had faulty sensors.

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9. www.transat.com › getmedia › 583479f2-7f91-425a-b0c0Emergency landing of Air Transat Flight TS 236 on August 24, 2001

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   2. The aircraft was an Airbus A330 manufactured in 1999, configured with 362 seats and put into service by Air Transat in April of 1999. The plane is still operated by Air Transat. 3. When it left the gate in Toronto, the aircraft had 47.9 tonnes of fuel on board, 5.5 metric tons more than the