Sunwing B738 near Ottawa on Mar 22nd 2013, smoke in cabin

Last Update: April 10, 2013 / 20:44:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-326

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
C-GRKB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Sunwing Boeing 737-800, registration C-GRKB performing flight WG-326 from Ottawa,ON (Canada) to Varadero (Cuba) with 179 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Ottawa's runway 32 when cabin crew alerted the flight crew of smoke in the cabin, shortly after the smoke became also visible on the flight deck. The crew declared emergency, stopped the climb at 3000 feet and returned to Ottawa for a safe landing on runway 32. The aircraft stopped on the runway for checks, the runway was closed for 45 minutes.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 reached Varadero with a delay of 6 hours.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined de-icing fluid had been ingested into the APU resulting in the smoke.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-326

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
C-GRKB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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