Inuit B732 at La Grande Riviere Dec 23rd 2017, smoke from main deck cargo, heat in cabin

Last Update: January 2, 2018 / 20:16:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Inuit

Flight number
3H-705

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GMAI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

An Air Inuit Boeing 737-200, registration C-GMAI performing flight 3H-705 from La Grande Riviere,QC to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 35 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of La Grande Riviere when cabin crew noticed smoke from the main deck cargo area and also noticed the cabin was unusually warm. The flight deck was informed, the crew stopped the climb at about FL230 and returned to La Grande Riviere for a safe landing about 12 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found an air conditioning duct had overheated.
Incident Facts

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Inuit

Flight number
3H-705

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GMAI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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