Hawkair DH8C near Vancouver on Oct 1st 2014, electrical fire

Last Update: October 4, 2014 / 15:51:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BH-102

Destination
Terrace, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FIDL

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Hawkair de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-FIDL performing flight BH-102 from Vancouver,BC to Terrace,BC (Canada) with 29 people on board, was climbing out of Vancouver about 40nm northwest of the aerodrome when the crew declared emergency reporting an electrical fire on board. The aircraft returned to Vancouver, was offered and accepted runway 13 for landing. On approach to Vancouver the crew advised that there was an electrical smell remaining on the flight deck but no smoke. The aircraft landed safely on runway 13 about 15 minutes after declaring emergency and taxied to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BH-102

Destination
Terrace, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FIDL

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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