An Air Canada flight was evacuated using emergency slides Sunday after a “possible electrical fire” forced the aircraft to return to Denver, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The flight, an Airbus A220 headed to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, returned to Denver International Airport shortly after 8:15 a.m. Sunday, according to a statement from the FAA.
Air Canada 1038 left its gate at DIA at roughly 7:40 a.m. Sunday, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. It landed back at the airport 37 minutes later.
Airline officials said the flight returned to Denver after the crew reported an “acrid smell” in the galley area.
The plane’s 117 passengers and five crew members used the emergency slides to leave as a precaution, an unidentified Air Canada spokesperson said in an email to The Denver Post. Passengers were then taken to the terminal by bus and “provided with alternate travel arrangements as soon as possible.”
One passenger sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process, according to the airline.
The plane was undamaged and remains in Denver, the airline spokesperson said. It will return to service after its emergency slides have been replaced.
The FAA is investigating the incident, agency officials said.
Neither the FAA nor Air Canada confirmed whether a fire was discovered on board or what the cause of the smell was.
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