ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23158
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| Date: | Saturday 11 January 2003 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyservice Airlines |
| Registration: | C-GTDC |
| MSN: | 496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Punta Cana Airport, Dominican Republic (MDPC) |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Local media reported that a Dominican Republic aircraft maintenance worker was found dead at Toronto (LBPIA) (CCYZ). The frozen body was found in a compartment above the rear landing mechanism of a Skyservice Airbus A-320 airplane during a weekly maintenance check Saturday at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, police said. It was not immediately known whether the worker was trying to smuggle himself into Canada.
Identification found on the body showed the man was an aircraft maintenance employee at the Dominican Republic airport in Punta Cana where the flight originated. The worker would have had access to the aircraft compartment (where his body was discovered) while performing regular maintenance duties for his job, said a Peel Regional Police spokesman. ""We'll continue the investigation to figure out whether he went in there intentionally, or accidentally was left in there when working,"" he said.
Maintenance crews found the frozen body at the Toronto airport around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Police said it was not clear how long the body had been in the aircraft, or where the plane had traveled in the five days since the man was reported missing. The man, believed to be in his mid-30s, had been reported missing in his home country last Monday.
The Skyservice plane had also made a stop at the Punta Cana Airport, Dominican Republic (MDPC) on that day, police said. An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday afternoon to determine the time and cause of death. Police said they do not suspect foul play.
Sources:
1. CADORS Query 2003O0028
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wheel-well_stowaway_flights
3. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-496.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 2000 | C-GTDC | Skyservice Airlines | 0 | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2016 16:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2022 15:46 | PolandMoment | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
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