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UPDATE - Air Canada flight diverted to Iceland due to smoke
Monday August 18, 5:09 pm ET
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MONTREAL, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Air Canada (Toronto:AC.TO - News) flight carrying 269 passengers from Frankfurt to Toronto made a "precautionary landing" in Iceland on Monday after smoke poured into the passenger cabin.
"The cause of the smoke is under investigation but it is believed to be from a malfunctioning recirculation fan," Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur said.
The crew of the Boeing (NYSE:BA - News) 747-400 cut power to the fan and all non-essential electrical equipment as soon as the problem was detected, Arthur said.
Air Canada flight 873 landed about an hour later in Reykjavik and no passengers were hurt in the incident, she said.
Air Canada sent another plane to pick up the stranded passengers. They are expected to arrive in Toronto early Tuesday morning.