Canada A320 at Vancouver on Sep 17th 2021, flap system fault and acrid odour in cockpit
Last Update: September 21, 2021 / 18:00:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-289
Departure
Terrace, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported the odour dissipated, the aircraft landed and taxied to the gate. Maintenance replaced the #1 System Data Acquisition Concentrator, due to the odour the recirculation filters were also inspected and replaced. No further faults were found.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-289
Departure
Terrace, Canada
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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