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Summary An Air Canada flight turned back to Sydney airport after crew members saw smoke coming from an oven.
The flight was forced to return to Sydney airport on Thursday after crew members saw smoke coming from an oven in the galley.No one on Flight AC34 was injured in the incident, which forced the pilot to dump fuel before safely landing the plane in Sydney.The was smoke seen by a crew member in an oven and the captain made decided to come back to Sydney to check it out as a safety precaution. The authorities also denied earlier reports of a fire breaking out on board.There was no damage to the plane and no smoke entered the cabin. Engineers were on board trying to determine the cause of the smoke.The flight, which was bound for Vancouver and Toronto, was carrying 264 passengers. Australian air safety investigators said they were awaiting a report from Air Canada before commenting on the incident.
