2005 passenger plane accident from Varadero, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada
Air Transat Flight 961
C-GPAT, the aircraft involved in 2004
Accident
Date
March 6, 2005 (2005-03-06)
Summary
Structural failure of the rudder in flight due to a stress fracture
Site
Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport, Cuba
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A310-308
Operator
Air Transat
IATA flight No.
TS961
ICAO flight No.
TSC961
Call sign
TRANSAT 961
Registration
C-GPAT[1]
Flight origin
Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport, Varadero, Cuba
Destination
Jean Lesage Airport, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Occupants
271
Passengers
262
Crew
9
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
271
Air Transat Flight 961 was an Air Transat flight from Varadero, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada on March 6, 2005. The aircraft experienced a structural failure in which the rudder detached in flight. The flight crew were able to regain enough control of the aircraft to return safely to Varadero. As of March 2020[update], the Airbus A310-308 is no longer in service.[2][3]
The investigation that followed determined that the manufacturer's inspection procedure for the composite rudder was not adequate.[4] Inspection procedures for composite structures on airliners were changed because of this accident.
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^"Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft History Details". Transport Canada. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
^"Flight Activity History (C-GPAT)". FlightAware.com. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
^"Aviation Investigation Report A05F0047, Loss of Rudder in Flight, Air Transat Airbus A310-308 C-GPAT, Miami, Florida, 90 nm S, 06 March 2005" (PDF). Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). 2007-11-22. A05F0047. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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