Transat A333 at Paris on Aug 8th 2019, smoke from galley oven

Last Update: August 14, 2019 / 20:33:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
TS-111

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GCTS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Transat Airbus A330-300, registration C-GCTS performing flight TS-111 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 385 people on board, was climbing thtough FL140 out of Paris when cabin crew noticed smoke emanating from a mid galley oven, discharged fire extinguishers and informed the flight crew. The flight crew declared Mayday and returned the aircraft to Paris Charles de Gaulle for a safe landing on runway 27L about 18 minutes later. Emergency services attended to the aircraft.

The Canadian TSB reported local emergency services needed to treat 21 passengers and 2 crew on scene, a total of 31 people received minor injuries. Company maintenance is investigating.

The airline reported a galley oven emitted smoke, cabin crew immediately sprayed the oven.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
TS-111

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GCTS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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