Air Canada A320 near Norfolk on Sep 18th 2014, avionics smoke warning

Last Update: September 23, 2014 / 21:15:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-924

Aircraft Registration
C-FDSU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FDSU performing flight AC-924 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 137 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 40nm southwest of Norfolk,VA (USA) when the crew received an avionics smoke indication and decided to divert to Norfolk, where the aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration C-FPDN was dispatched to Norfolk and reached Fort Lauderdale with a delay of 9 hours.

On Sep 23rd 2014 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received an "Avionic Smoke" message on the ECAM and diverted to Norfolk. Maintenance replaced the avionics equipment ventillation computer.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Canada

Flight number
AC-924

Aircraft Registration
C-FDSU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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