Incident Airbus A321-271NX C-GOIF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 303119
 
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Date:Wednesday 7 December 2022
Time:11:56 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A21N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-271NX
Owner/operator:Air Transat
Registration: C-GOIF
MSN: 8876
Year of manufacture:2019
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150
Aircraft damage: None
Location:W of Faro, Portugal -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR)
Destination airport:Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
An Air Transat A321-271NX was conducting flight TS233 from Faro Airport (LPFR), Portugal to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl. (CYYZ), ON. Approximately 15 minutes after takeoff, the flight crew received an ECAM message telling them to retard ENG number 2 thrust lever to IDLE. Thrust lever number 2 was put at idle, the crew declared a PAN PAN and the flight returned to departure airport LPFR and landed safely with no further incident.

The aircraft departed again at 15:13 UTC the same day, but had to return to Faro for the same reasons as the first time.

Sources:

TSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 November 2022 C-GOIF Air Transat 0 over North Atlantic Ocean non
Turbulence

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