Incident

AF21 - Incident: France B772 near Montreal on May 9th 2024

Created Friday, May 17th 2024 15:25Z, last updated Friday, May 17th 2024 15:25Z

Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport
File photo: Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport.

An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPE performing flight AF-21 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL350 about 120nm northwest of Montreal,QC (Canada) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Montreal. The aircraft landed safely in Montreal about 25 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported there were no injuries.

The airline reported a "heat smell" appeared in the cabin prompting the crew to divert to Montreal.

The remaining flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Montreal for about 62 hours, then positioned to Paris and resumed service.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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