Air Canada A320 near Montreal on Jul 11th 2013, avionics smoke indication

Last Update: July 15, 2013 / 22:22:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-165

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FKOJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FKOJ performing flight AC-165 from Montreal,QC to Calgary,AB (Canada), was in the initial climb out of Montreal when the crew received an avionics bay smoke indication, stopped the climb at 3000 feet and decided to return to Montreal. The aircraft approached runway 24R but needed to go around due to being too high. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 24R and landed safely about 20 minutes after departure and 10 minutes after the go-around. Emergency services inspected the aircraft, the aircraft was subsequently able to taxi to the apron.

The runway was closed for about 15 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-FKOJ
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Airbus
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-211
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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
Jul 11, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-165

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FKOJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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