ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137742
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| Date: | 28-JUL-2011 |
| Time: | 10:17 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-233LR |
| Operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FIUA |
| C/n / msn: | 35239 LN:640 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 262 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 140 NM ENE of Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/Y -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
Flight AC34 returned to Sydney Airport after a crew member detected smoke about 30 minutes after takeoff. The airline reported that the smoke was emitted by a galley oven, there was no fire, the cause of the smoke is not yet known. The captain decided to return to Sydney, dumped fuel but did not declare emergency. The oven has been removed from the aircraft and it continued to Vancouver after sitting on the ground for 100 minutes.
Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/07/27/air-canada-plane-on-fire-sydney_n_911608.html
http://avherald.com/h?article=440637a4&opt=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2011 09:00 | LAURENCE | Added |
| 28-Jul-2011 09:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2011 09:55 | vvvww | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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