The Air Canada flight lands safely at Sydney International Airport after dumping fuel. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: The Daily Telegraph
- Fire on board Canada-bound Boeing 777
- Plane dumps fuel over parts of city's north
- Follows scare involving Jetstar plane in NZ
AN Air Canada plane with 262 passenger on board was forced to dump fuel and return to Sydney after smoke filled the galley shortly after take-off.
Air Canada plane lands safely in Sydney
An Air Canada plane has landed after being forced to return to Sydney when a fire broke out on board.
Sky News28 July 2011
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Air Canada plane lands safely in Sydney
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28 July 2011Sky News
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Air Canada's general manager for Australia and New Zealand, Jeannie Foster, said the plane's captain had not declared an emergency but dumped fuel over Hornsby and Longreef, in the city's north, as a precautionary measure before returning to Sydney.
Ms Foster, said "a little bit of smoke" had been detected coming from an oven on the Boeing 777 jet.
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"The plane was so low, I've never seen a plane fly like that ... going from side to side. It was clearly a plane in distress," Lisa, who lives in the northern beach suburb of Manly, told 2UE.
The plane landed just after noon, met by ambulances and firetrucks on standby.
The plane is being examined by maintenance crew and the airline plans to return it to the skies as soon as possible. It is not yet known what caused the smoke.
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Two years ago, at least 11 passengers and four crew members were injured when the Air Canada Flight 34 from Sydney to Vancouver hit severe turbulence caused by a thunderstorm about one hour northeast of Honolulu.
This morning's scare came after a Jetstar plane sparked an emergency at
The airline says passengers were leaving the plane, which had just arrived from
The fire service was called and checked the plane with the help of a thermal imaging camera, but no heat sources were found.
After a thorough inspection by engineers, the aircraft returned to service this morning.
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