Air Canada A320 near Montreal on Feb 15th 2013, smoke in cabin
Last Update: February 18, 2013 / 21:25:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-1252
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
C-FMSX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Canadian TSB reported an evacuation was not required.
A replacement A320 registration C-FPDN reached Cancun with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-1252
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
C-FMSX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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