Canada B788 near Vancouver on Jul 27th 2017, odour of burned rubber on board
Last Update: August 1, 2017 / 21:54:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-9
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
C-GHQQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The Canadian TSB reported the source of the odour was identified to be a shipment of new tyres being carried in the aircraft's cargo hold. The shipment was offloaded and the aircraft returned to service.
The aircraft departed Vancouver after 4:20 hours on the ground and reached Tokyo with a delay of about 6 hours.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-9
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
C-GHQQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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