What: Air Canada Airbus A320 en route from Calgary to Toronto
Where: Calgary
When: October 14, 2010
Who: 158 passengers
Why: While en route, instruments indicated that the plane developed problems with its hydraulics. The pilot returned to Calgary where they made a safe landing. Firefighting crews and 13 ambulances were on standby. The plane was towed off the runway to maintenance for observation and assessment.
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