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Air Canada 143

Printed page 42-43. PDF page 26.

litres. STEP 2: Conversion of litres on board into kilograms: 7682 litres X 1.77 = 13597 Multiplying by 1.77 gave pounds, but everyone involved thought they were kilograms. STEP 3: Computation of the fuel to be added: Minimum fuel required,
Open official document at PDF page 26Final report of the Board of Inquiry into the Air Canada Boeing 767 C-GAUN accident at Gimli, 23 July 1983

Air Canada 143

Printed page 38-39. PDF page 24.

calculations himself. 18 iv) First Officer Quintal testified that he believed that by multiplying the number of litres by the specific gravity of 1.77 he would have arrived at kilograms. 19 It is clear that if First Officer Quintal had
Open official document at PDF page 24Final report of the Board of Inquiry into the Air Canada Boeing 767 C-GAUN accident at Gimli, 23 July 1983

Air Canada 143

Printed page 40-41. PDF page 25.

translated to 3924 and 3758 litres of fuel in the two tanks, for a total of 7682 litres. Multiplying 7682 by 1.77, the figure supplied as the specific gravity, one arrives at 13,597. This represented the fuel on board before
Open official document at PDF page 25Final report of the Board of Inquiry into the Air Canada Boeing 767 C-GAUN accident at Gimli, 23 July 1983