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Air Canada Flight 797

1983 in KentuckyAccidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-9Air Canada accidents and incidentsAirliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight firesAirliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
Airliner accidents and incidents in KentuckyAviation accidents and incidents in 1983Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1983Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportHistory of CincinnatiJune 1983 events in the United StatesUse Canadian English from June 2021
Air Canada Flight 797(C FTLU) after fire
Air Canada Flight 797(C FTLU) after fire

Air Canada Flight 797 was an international passenger flight operating from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Montréal–Dorval International Airport, with an intermediate stop at Toronto Pearson International Airport. On 2 June 1983, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 operating the service developed an in-flight fire in air around the rear lavatory that spread between the outer skin and the inner decor panels, filling the plane with toxic smoke. The spreading fire also burned through crucial electrical cables that disabled most of the instrumentation in the cockpit, forcing the plane to divert to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Ninety seconds after the plane landed and the doors were opened, the heat of the fire and fresh oxygen from the open exit doors created flashover conditions, and the plane's interior immediately became engulfed in flames, killing 23 passengers—half of the people on board—who were unable to evacuate the aircraft.The accident became a watershed for global aviation regulations, which were changed in the aftermath of the accident to make aircraft safer. New requirements to install smoke detectors in lavatories, strip lights marking paths to exit doors, and increased firefighting training and equipment for crew became standard across the industry, while regulations regarding evacuation were also updated. Since the accident, it has become mandatory for aircraft manufacturers to prove their aircraft could be evacuated within 90 seconds of the commencement of an evacuation, and passengers seated in overwing exits are now instructed to assist in an emergency situation.

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