France B789 near Iqaluit on May 7th 2024, burning odour on board
Last Update: May 16, 2024 / 19:13:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-338
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-HRBB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Iqaluit after "heat smell" appeared in the cabin. After landing passengers disembarked the aircraft while the aircraft is undergoing checks.
Passengers and relatives however are complaining that the passengers are still stuck in the cabin about 3 hours after landing (and hours after the airline's claim the passengers disembarked) and have no access to their medications or relatives can't reach their family members.
The airline cancelled flight AF-345 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Paris to send the aircraft, a Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQT, to Iqaluit to pick the passengers up.
On May 16th 2024 the Canadian TSB reported cabin crew reported an acrid smell of burning between seat rows 15 and 17 and notified the flight deck, the crew worked the "Smoke, Fire or Fumes" Checklist but not identify the source of the odour. The crew declared Mayday and diverted to Iqaluit. By the time the aircraft landed on runway 34 the odour had dissipated. Maintenance checked both air conditioning packs with no fault found, the overhead ceiling panels between seat rows 15 and 17 were also checked again with no fault found. The aircraft was returned to service.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to Paris on May 10th 2024 and resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-338
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-HRBB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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