Air Canada B763 over Pacific Ocean on Feb 15th 2014, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: February 18, 2014 / 20:55:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-30

Aircraft Registration
C-FCAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-FCAE performing flight AC-30 from Beijing (China) to Vancouver,BC (Canada), was enroute over the Pacific Ocean about 2 hours prior to arrival in Vancouver when unidentifyable fumes were detected in the front of the cabin and mainly in the cockpit. The crew decided to don their oxygen masks for the remainder of the flight and continued to Vancouver, where the aircraft landed safely.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew donned their oxygen masks for the remainder of the flight while enroute over the Pacific Ocean after unidentified fumes were detected mainly in cockpit and front cabin.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-30

Aircraft Registration
C-FCAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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