Canada A333 near Winnipeg on Oct 19th 2025, smoke from standby compass

Last Update: November 25, 2025 / 19:49:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-327

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GKUG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GKUG performing flight AC-327 from Montreal,QC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 285 people on board, was enroute at FL400 about 120nm northnortheast of Winnipeg,MB when the crew noticed a burning smell in the flight deck followed by indication that a circuit breaker had tripped. Subsequently the crew observed smoke from the center pedestal just below the standby compass, donned their oxygen masks and declared emergency. The aircraft landed safely on Winnipeg's runway 13 about 25 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported: "The operator's maintenance found the standby compass exhibited heat damage to an electrical connector. The instrument was replaced and tested."
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GKUG
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
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-327

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GKUG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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