A Cargojet Boeing 767-300F operating a service to Hamilton, Ontario made a precautionary return to Vancouver, BC after shutting down an engine in-flight on 30 November 2024.
Cargojet flight W82384, operated by a Boeing 767-300F, had conducted a departure from Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The aircraft was performing a scheduled freighter service bound for John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM).
Cargojet W82384 Vancouver-Hamilton
During the initial climb after takeoff flight crew reported experiencing a compressor stall on the right-hand engine.
According to the online source Aviation Herald, power was reduced to idle thrust on the engine after flight crew noted the rise in internal temperature.
Flight crew elected to make a precautionary return to the origin airport and commenced a descent. During the descent, vibrations from the right-hand engine prompted flight crew to carry out an engine shutdown.
A holding procedure was then entered in order to burn off fuel to permit the return landing. The aircraft was able to land safely after conducting fuel burn off procedures for approximately two hours.
A subsequent report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) reported the presence of metal fragments in the engine’s exhaust during post flight maintenance. The debris was indicative of an internal engine failure.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that flight W82384 had made an initial departure from Vancouver at 0945 local time on 30 November.
Following the departure, the flight had climbed to 10,000 feet before flight crew terminated the climb procedure. Holding procedures were then conducted at 10,000 feet before the aircraft subsequently returned to the origin airport.
The aircraft conducting the W82384 freight service to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport was a Boeing 767-300F, registered C-FCJU. This is a 28.4-year-old converted freighter aircraft belonging to the carrier Cargojet Airways.
It has been in operational service with the operator since its conversion to freighter configuration in October 2021.
The aircraft has been involved in a prior incident on 17 June 2024. While operating from Cincinnati to Vancouver, a panel separated from one of the aircrafts wings as it was climbing through FL250. The pilots returned to Cincinnati and performed an emergency landing.
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