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SU107 - Incident: Aeroflot B773 near Edmonton on Sep 10th 2021

Created Thursday, Sep 16th 2021 18:21Z, last updated Thursday, Sep 16th 2021 18:21Z

Edmonton International Airport
File photo: Edmonton International Airport.

An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300, registration VQ-BUC performing flight SU-107 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was enroute at FL330 about 260nm south of Edmonton,AB (Canada) and about 130nm south of Calgary,AB (Canada) when the crew reported fumes in the cabin and decided to divert to Edmonton. The aircraft landed safely in Edmonton about 40 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the crew reported fumes in the cabin, the aircraft dumped fuel while enroute for the diversion to Edmonton.

Rosaviatsia reported the captain reported a burning odour in the cabin. After landing it was discovered that the cooling fan of the inflight entertainment system had failed.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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