1.4K views · 16 reactions | #OnThisDay August 24, 2001, Air Transat pilot Robert Piché heroically glides his stricken aircraft to safety in the Azores. A mechanical failure caused the plane’s engines to stop. All 293 passengers and 13 crew of Flight 236 survive. Relive Robert Piché’s experience (French only) | Embassy of Canada to Tunisia | Facebook

Uncovering Air Transat 236: What Happens When Both Engines Fail? Imagine being 33,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean when both of your plane's engines go silent. This isn't a scene from a movie; it's the true story of Air Transat Flight 236. The crisis began subtly. Somewhere between Toronto and Lisbon, the pilots of the Airbus A330 detected a puzzling fuel imbalance. Unaware that a catastrophic leak was hemorrhaging fuel from the right engine, they attempted to correct it. This critical decision

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