Air Canada E190 near Bangor on Jun 15th 2015, "Fasten Seat Belt" smell in cabin
Last Update: June 30, 2015 / 19:19:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-692
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
St. John's, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FHNP
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
A replacement ERJ-190 registration C-FHIU was dispatched to Bangor and delivered the passengers to St. John's with a delay of 8 hours.
On Jun 30th 2015 the Canadian TSB reported that an acrid electrical odour was noticed between seats 17A-C and 19A-C. The crew disabled the inflight entertainment system, but the odour persisted intermittently prompting the crew to divert to Bangor. The "Fasten Seat Belt" sign in row 18A-C was identified as source of the odour, the sign was replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-692
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
St. John's, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FHNP
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
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