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What: Air Canada de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Vancouver,BC to Kelowna,BC
Where: Vancouver
When: Jul 25th 2010
Who: 35 aboard
Why: While en route after takeoff, observers witnessed a piece of the plane fall off the plane and on to the runway. The part was determined to be a hydraulic hand pump handle. The decision was made to continue to Kelowna, where the plane landed safely and was examined.
Maintenance discovered the right engine nacelle missing. After maintenance, on return to Vancouver, the missing parts were replaced.
