Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has moved a cargo plane that skidded off its north runway earlier this week from a muddy field to a nearby aircraft hangar.
The runway remained closed late Thursday evening, but YVR indicated the PrimeAir Boeing 767 cargo plane was lifted by crane and towed to the hangar for cleaning and further inspection.
“While flights continue to arrive and depart using the south runway, we anticipate some impact to flight schedules as we temporarily remain a single runway operation,” YVR said in a statement.
Teams from several organizations were involved in moving the aircraft, which skidded off the runway after reporting a “flight control problem,” according to media reports.
YVR staff, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Cargojet and the aircraft recovery team from Air Canada were involved in moving the aircraft.
After the TSB permitted access to the site late in the day on Nov. 20, workers offloaded cargo from the plane, built temporary roadways and staging pads, and set up cranes to lift the aircraft, officials said.
There were no injuries reported in the incident, but the aircraft was reportedly carrying 10,000 kilograms of fuel at the time. The specific cause has not yet been released.
