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Status	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date	Tuesday 14 November 1995
Time
Type	Airbus A320-211
Operator	Air Canada
Registration	C-FFWJ
MSN	0150
Year of manufature
Engines	CFMI CFM56-5A1
Crew	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total occupants	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage
Location	Montreal International (Dorval) Airport, Quebec, 45 nm W Canada
Phase	Unknown
Nature	Unknown
Departure Airport
Destination Airport
Narrative	An Airbus A320 aircraft, Air Canada flight 431, was on a scheduled domestic flight from Montreal International (Dorval) Airport, Quebec, to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario. The take-off and departure were normal until a loud bang was heard while the aircraft was climbing through flight level 280. The flight crew immediately observed the rpm of the No. 2 engine (CFM International [CFMI] CFM56-5A, ESN 731-308) decrease as the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) increased. The engine was shut down. After securing the engine, the flight crew notified company maintenance and carried out an uneventful single-engine landing at Toronto with emergency response services standing by.

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