France B772 near Montreal on May 9th 2024, smoke in cabin

Last Update: May 17, 2024 / 15:25:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-21

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPE performing flight AF-21 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL350 about 120nm northwest of Montreal,QC (Canada) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Montreal. The aircraft landed safely in Montreal about 25 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported there were no injuries.

The airline reported a "heat smell" appeared in the cabin prompting the crew to divert to Montreal.

The remaining flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Montreal for about 62 hours, then positioned to Paris and resumed service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-21

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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