Canada A333 at Toronto on May 18th 2023, electrical odour in cabin

Last Update: June 1, 2023 / 20:06:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-490

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GFAH performing flight AC-490 from Toronto,ON to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 297 passengers and 12 crew, was climbing out of Toronto cleared to climb to FL230 when the crew stopped the climb at 11,000 feet declaring emergency and reporting an electrical odour in the cabin. The crew advised they were to stop on the runway. The aircraft returned to Toronto's runway 23 for a safe landing about 27 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then departed again for flight AC-490 and reached Montreal with a delay of about 7 hours.

On Jun 1st 2023 the Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified the In Seat Power Supply located under row 38D as source of the odour, it was subsequently confirmed the unit had failed.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GFAH
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-490

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GFAH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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