Air Canada flight from Toronto to Paris quickly returned after takeoff following right engine fire.
The Boeing 777-300ER with nearly 400 passengers on board departed Toronto on Wednesday, June 5 2024 at 21:21 EDT for a 7-hour flight to Paris CDG.
The aircraft (registration C-FIUV) suffered a compressor stall right on departure from Toronto Pearson International Airport runway 23.
The plane climbed to 3,300 ft and the pilots requested an immediate return and emergency landing.
After holding for a while at low altitude, the Boeing 777 was vectored back to Toronto Airport landed back 50 minutes later on the same runway and was met by fire trucks.
