North Cariboo DH8C near Calgary on Mar 2nd 2015, smoke in cabin

Last Update: March 6, 2015 / 23:42:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 2, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NCB-1306

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GAQN

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A North Cariboo Air de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GAQN performing flight NCB-1306 from Edmonton,AB to Calgary,AB (Canada), was enroute near Calgary when the lavatory smoke detector activated and smoke became visible in the cabin. The crew declared emergency and received vectors direct to Calgary, where the aircraft landed safely about 30 minutes later. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire or heat.

The Canadian TSB reported: "Company maintenance found oil leaking from the # 4 bearing housing on the # 1 engine (Pratt & Whitney PW123). The engine was replaced."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 2, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NCB-1306

Destination
Calgary, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GAQN

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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