An Air Transat Airbus A330-200 arriving from London suffered a loss of nosewheel steering on landing in Toronto. Air Transat flight TS123, operated by an Airbus A330-200, was conducting an arrival from London Gatwick Airport. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 05 Toronto Lester B Pearson International Airport.
During the runway approach flight crew reported a landing gear indication problem and subsequently issued a PAN PAN urgency call.
The aircraft conducted a safe landing under directional control, but required assistance to be towed from the active runway. A loss of nosewheel steering was cited as the problem.
Flight data shows that a flight TS123 had made an on-time departure from London Gatwick airport at 1253 local time on 26 September. The flight had then proceeded normally, climbing to flight level FL 400 (40,000 feet) to Toronto.
Descent and approach procedures were similarly conducted normally, and flight crew issued the urgency call during the subsequent approach to runway 05.
The aircraft conducting the TS123 flight service from London was an Airbus A330-200, registered CGUBD. This is a 21.5 year old wide-body aircraft belonging to the carrier Air Transat.
It has been operational servers with the airline since May 2017. Prior to its current service it was originally operated by the UAE carrier Emirates. Emirates operated the aircraft from its initial delivery from the factory in June 2003.
Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1986, it operates scheduled and charter flights to destinations worldwide, with a focus on leisure travel. Air Transat serves over 60 destinations in 25 countries, including popular vacation spots in Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States.
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