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| Date: | Friday 24 November 2023 |
| Time: | 15:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-114 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada Rouge |
| Registration: | C-GBHZ |
| MSN: | 813 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 108 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 43 nm WNW of Toronto, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Fort McMurray Airport, AB (YMM/CYMM) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Canada Rouge flight AC1941, an Airbus A319, was climbing through FL230 wheb the cabin crew notified the flight crew of an abnormal odour in the aft cabin. The flight crew actioned the appropriate checklist and the odour did not dissipate. They decided to return to CYYZ, declared PAN PAN, and made an uneventful overweight landing with aircraft rescue and fire fighting standing by.
The incident aircraft resumed regular service on November 27, 2023.
Sources:
TSB A23O0156
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gbhz#32f3b05a
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 2008 | C-GBHZ | Air Canada | 0 | 38 nm S of Penticton, BC | |
non |
| 27 April 2017 | C-GBHZ | Air Canada Rouge | 0 | near Nassau |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 6 April 2025 | C-GBHZ | Air Canada Rouge | 0 | near Toronto, ON | |
non |
| Aircraft system failures | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2023 08:35 | harro | Added |
| 09-Dec-2023 08:38 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 09-Dec-2023 08:41 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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