Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GKUK performing flight QK-8991 from St. John’s,NL to Halifax,NS (Canada), was climbing out of St. John’s about 30nm west of the airport when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, at the same time a flight attendant reported haze in the cabin. The crew further received “FLT COMP HOT” and “#2 BLEED HOT” indications followed by a lavatory smoke detector triggering. The flight crew donned their oxygen masks, declared Mayday and returned to St. John’s for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure. Emergency services inspected the aircraft from the outside and reported they did not find any evidence of smoke or fire, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance.