Porter DH8D at Newark on Jul 18th 2017, smell of smoke in cockpit and cabin

Last Update: August 15, 2017 / 20:00:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PD-120

Aircraft Registration
C-GLQB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GLQB performing flight PD-120 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Toronto Billy Bishop,ON (Canada) with 74 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Newark when cabin crew informed about the smell of smoke in the cabin, the odour was also noticed in the cockpit. The flight informed ATC, levelled off at 4000 feet and worked the related checklists, the smell dissipated. The flight crew decided to return to Newark nonetheless and landed safely back on runway 22L about 25 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance deferred the Air Cycle Machine after inconclusive testing, the aircraft was ferried to the home base for maintenance.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PD-120

Aircraft Registration
C-GLQB

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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