Canada B789 over Atlantic on Jul 8th 2024, burning smell on board

Last Update: July 17, 2024 / 19:42:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 8, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-864

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
C-FSBV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FSBV performing flight AC-864 (dep Jul 7th) from Montreal,QC (Canada) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 480nm eastnortheast of Gander,NL (Canada) when the crew declared PAN PAN and decided to turn around and divert to Gander reporting a strong burning odour in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely in Gander about 90 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the flight crew had been advised of a strong burning odour mid cabin and added, that maintenance found the lower right hand recirculating fan had failed and replaced the fan.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Gander for about 16 hours, then positioned to Toronto,ON (Canada) and resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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787-9
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 8, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-864

Departure
Montreal, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
C-FSBV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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