Air Transat Flight 961

On March 6, 2005, Air Transat Flight 961. No one was seriously hurt.

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Date
March 6, 2005
Place
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Operator
Air Transat
Killed
0
Position
23.139°N, 81.286°W
Wikidata ID
Q4698221

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Air Transat Flight 961 was an Air Transat flight operated by an Airbus A310 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, the Airbus A310-308 is no longer in service.

The investigation that followed determined that the manufacturer's inspection procedure for the composite rudder was not adequate. Inspection procedures for composite structures on airliners were changed because of this accident.

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