An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max flying between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members on board suffered an engine problem that forced the aircraft to be diverted to Tucson, Arizona, the airline said in a statement.
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Shortly after takeoff, the pilots received an indication from one of the engines and decided to shut it down, an Air Canada spokesman said.
“The plane then diverted to Tucson, where it landed safely.” The incident took place on December 22nd.
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The crew received a low hydraulic pressure indication from the left engine and declared a PAN PAN emergency before diverting the flight, reported the website Aviation24.be.
“Modern aircraft are designed to operate on a single engine and our crew is trained for such operations,” added Air Canada.
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