Fedex A306 near Calgary on Aug 20th 2017, avionics smoke indication

Last Update: August 29, 2017 / 20:04:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
N751FD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

A Fedex Federal Express Airbus A300-600, registration N751FD performing freight flight FX-240 from Memphis,TN (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 2 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 160nm south of Calgary when the crew received an avionics smoke warning, the crew did not detect any smoke or smell of smoke. The crew worked the related checklist, the smoke indication persisted however. The crew declared emergency, turned the aircraft and diverted to Great Falls,MT (USA) for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance discovered two wires were shorted together due to chafing on the airframe.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
N751FD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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