Like all Air Canada Airbus A320-200 aircraft, C-FLSS may have its days numbered with phaseout for this model planned to begin in 2019. Around since 1992, the A320 started life with the now defunct Canadian Airlines and was transferred to Air Canada in 2001. We photographed C-FLSS with a Canon Rebel T6i while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on February 24, 2018.
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C-FLSS
C-FLSS performed its maiden flight on December 13, 1991 and was delivered to Canadian Airlines on March 10, 1992. The Airbus A320-211 was then transferred to Air Canada on April 4, 2001 after the two airlines merged. This A320 is configured for a maximum total of 146 passengers with 14 seats in business class and 132 more economy class seats. This is one of 42 A320 aircraft in the Air Canada fleet with phaseouts planned to start in 2019.
Not without its fair share of issues, C-FLSS had flaps problems on a flight from Toronto, Ontario to Los Angeles, California on October 30, 2011. On final approach to LAX, crew went around after receiving a ‘F/CTL Flaps Locked’ message. The aircraft came in for a safe, but fast landing 20 minutes later. The solution was to reset the flaps system wing tip brake.
A few years later, on September 25, 2013, the Airbus A320 was flying from Montreal, Quebec to Vancouver, British Columbia. On the climb out of YUL, crew received a thrust lever disagree indication and stopped the climb at 13,000 feet. Diverting back to Montreal, an emergency was declared after the right side engine dropped down to flight idle. As a result, the right side engine alternator stator was replaced.
Moving ahead to 2016, the Airbus A320-200 was flying from Miami, Florida to Montreal on January 4. The climb out of Miami was stopped at 16,000 feet when crew received an ‘ENG 2 Rev Pressurized’ message. The right side engine was reduce to idle and the aircraft diverted back to Miami for a safe landing. After four hours on the ground, the airliner was able to perform its intended flight without further incident.
Later that year, on November 27, 2016, C-FLSS was flying from Los Angeles to Montreal. About 110 miles out of L.A., the display units failed. After they were brought back up, the crew received an ‘ELEC AC BUS 1 Fault’ message. The airliner diverted back to LAX for a safe landing. As a result, the #1 generator line contactor, the #1 bus tie connector and the #1 integrated drive generator were replaced.
Airbus A320-200
The Airbus A320 was first introduced in 1988 with Air France and since, nearly 4,400 of the Airbus A320-200 variant have been delivered. The initial variant of the Airbus A320 Family, it was followed by the longer A321, along with the shorter A319 and A318 models.
The Airbus A320-200 is 38 metres or 123 feet in length with a wingspan of 36 metres or 118 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 12 metres or 39 feet in height. The flight range for this model is 6,100 kilometres.
Air Canada
Air Canada was founded in 1937 as Trans Canada Air Lines with the official name change coming in 1965. Currently, there are nearly 175 aircraft in the main fleet, flying to over 200 destinations worldwide. With subsidiaries included, those numbers rise to over 400 aircraft flying to 350 destinations around the world.
Headquartered on the grounds of Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Dorval, Quebec, Air Canada is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Other founding members include Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. There are now 27 member airlines around the world.
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