Canada B763 near Sao Paulo on Sep 25th 2016, acrid odour in cockpit
Last Update: November 24, 2016 / 22:13:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-91
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GEOU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the right hand cockpit window #1 terminal block connector as source of the odour due to window seal discolouration. The window and window heat controller were replaced.
The aircraft departed Sao Paulo as flight AC-2111 about 35 hours after landing back and reached Toronto with a delay of 38 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-91
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GEOU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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