Cargo is being unloaded from an Amazon Air flight that has been operating on the northbound runway at Vancouver International Airport for the past two days in preparation for repair efforts, an airline official said in a statement Thursday morning.
The northbound runway at the British Columbia International Airport remains closed to air traffic. Passenger and cargo flights continue to be delayed with only one runway operating.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has allowed crews to begin the process of removing the Boeing 767 from the runway after gathering evidence from their accident investigation.
Air Canada’s heavy lifting crew lifted the plane’s nose out of the mud, the airport said. The landing gear broke when the plane left the runway. More than 50 people from various organizations, including the airline operator Cargojet, are involved in the recovery efforts.
Cargojet, Canada’s largest cargo carrier, has been operating an Amazon-branded aircraft under contract with the online marketplace. The flight arrived early in the morning from Hamilton, Ontario. A report by The Aviation Herald said the pilots reported problems with their wings flapping before landing on the wet runway, but it is not clear why the speed brakes and other measures were not enough to prevent the plane from overrunning the 9,900-foot runway by about 1,900 feet. the feet.
None of the three were injured.
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