Canada B38M near Vancouver on Aug 6th 2021, electrical odour in cockpit

Last Update: August 20, 2021 / 17:35:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-225

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FSJH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FSJH performing flight AC-225 from Calgary,AB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 90 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL400 about 190nm eastnortheast of Vancouver when the crew observed an electrical odour in the cockpit, donned their oxygen masks and declared PAN PAN. The crew continued the flight to Vancouver where the aircraft landed safely on runway 08L about 35 minutes later. The aircraft stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services and subsequently taxied to the apron on own power.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance checked numerous systems but was not able to find anything unusual and was not able to reproduce the smell.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-8
ICAO Aircraft Type
B38M
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-225

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FSJH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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