Canada B773 near Frankfurt on Jun 15th 2017, smell of smoke in cabin
Last Update: June 21, 2017 / 19:25:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-891
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then continued the journey and reached Toronto with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was in the early stages of cruise flight when a smell of smoke was noted in the cabin. The crew diverted to Frankfurt for an uneventful overweight landing at 285,000 kg. The operator is conducting an internal investigation.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-891
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FNNU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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