Air Canada flight safely returns to Australia after smoke detected

Article excerpt from the Globe and Mail

Air Canada flight safely returns to Australia after smoke detected

An Air Canada flight returned to Sydney Thursday shortly after take-off when an oven started emitting smoke.

The Vancouver and Toronto-bound flight left Sydney Airport on time, at 10:30 a.m. local time. As it flew over the Pacific Ocean, a crew member noticed the smoke coming from the rear galley oven, said Jeannie Foster, the company’s general manager for Australia and New Zealand.

As a precautionary measure, the pilot decided to turn the plane around and head back. The plane had to dump some fuel, as it could not land with a full load.

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-canada-flight-safely-returns-to-australia-after-smoke-detected/article2112364/

Air Canada Boeing 777-233LR

Flight AC / ACA 34

Flight origin: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD / YSSY)
Stopover: Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR)
Destination: Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ)
Passengers: 262 (no fatalities or injuries)