"Canada's other successful landing of a fuel-starved aircraft was Air Canada Flight 143 (the "Gimli Glider") in 1983, and "Vanity Fair" mentioned Piché's flight when it covered the successful water landing of US Airways Flight 1549.The primary cause of the incident was improper maintenance, caused by an incorrect part installed in the hydraulics system, resulting in the fuel leak.However, the final investigation also assigned the flight crew partial responsibility for failing to detect the fuel situation earlier.