Air Canada B763 over Pacific on Aug 20th 2014, hot pot
Last Update: August 26, 2014 / 17:55:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-47
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported the runway was closed for 9 minutes while emergency services checked the aircraft. The source of smell and smoke was identified to be a coffee pot.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-47
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GHLT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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