Canada B773 near London on Mar 3rd 2016, acrid smell near galley twice
Last Update: March 8, 2016 / 19:36:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-873
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FITL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The Canadian TSB reported the quick reference handbook was followed, the inflight entertainment system and the galleys were unpowered.
The aircraft departed again after about 7 hours on the ground in London and was enroute at FL320 about 160nm northwest of London when again an acrid smell was observed near the L2/R2 galley. The crew decided to return to London Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27R about 35 minutes later.
The Canadian TSB reported the quick reference handbook was again followed, the inflight entertainment system and the galleys were again disconnected from power supply.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-873
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FITL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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