Created Wednesday, Feb 24th 2021 19:14Z, last updated Wednesday, Feb 24th 2021 19:14Z
A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GJZA performing flight
QK-8991 from St. John's,NL to Halifax,NS (Canada) with 69 people on board, was climbing through 10,000 feet out of St. John's runway 34 when the flight attendants observed white smoke associated with an oily smell, that rose from the floor at the left hand seat row 19. The flight crew decided to return to St. John's, the smoke quickly dissipated a short time later. The aircraft landed safely on St. John's runway 34 about 20 minutes after departure.
The Canadian TSB reported prior to departure the aircraft had been de-iced with type 4 de-icing fluid. The TSB wrote: "Maintenance inspected the aircraft APU and engine bleed system and determined that the fumes
were from the de-ice fluid." There were no injuries.
