ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233484
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| Date: | Sunday 1 March 2020 |
| Time: | 08:51 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900 (CL-600-2D24) Regional Jet |
| Owner/operator: | Jazz Aviation (Air Canada Express) |
| Registration: | C-FNJZ |
| MSN: | 15046 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Jazz Aviation Canadair CRJ-900 (CL-600-2D24) Regional Jet, operating as Flight JZA8839 for Air Canada Express to Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) in British Columbia, made a successful emergency return to land at the point of departure at San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) following an inflight onboard smoke alert shortly after takeoff.
The airplane was evacuated on the runway with a minor injury reported among the seventy-four onboard.
A replacement aircraft and crew were used to complete the flight to Vancouver.
Sources:
https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/03/01/air-canada-flight-to-yvr-evacuated-in-san-francisco-sunday/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/reported-smoke-on-air-canada-express-jet-forces-aircraft-to-return-to-sfo
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/plane-makes-emergency-landing-evacuation-at-sfo/2245410/
http://avherald.com/h?article=4d3fcc4b&opt=1
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JZA8839/history/20200301/1630Z/KSFO/KSFO
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 2023 | C-FNJZ | Air Canada | 0 | Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker Intl. (CYXE), SK |  |
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| Wingtip, pod strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 03:25 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Mar-2020 10:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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