Air Canada Boeing Co. suffered. 737-8 Max en route from Arizona to Montreal with three engine case board members who forced the crew to take the plane to Tucson, Arizona, the Canadian airline said in a postal statement -d Friday. .
Shortly after their removal, the pilots received an “engine signal” and “decided to shut down one engine,” an Air Canada spokesman said.
“The plane then went to Tucson, where it landed normally and where it still is.” The incident happened on December 22nd.
The team received a low left-engine irrigation pressure signal and declared a PAN PAN emergency before taking off, Belgian aviation news website Aviation24.be said.
In response to a Reuters request for comment, a Boeing spokesman referred Air Canada for information about the incident and did not comment further.
The United States lifted a 20-month flight ban on the 737 MAX last month, with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration releasing details of the software, system, and training updates required by Boeing and terminate airlines before carrying passengers.