Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Air Canada Boeing 787-8, registration C-GHPX performing flight AC-548 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 223 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing through 12,000 feet out of Vancouver when cabin crew detected an odour of smoke followed by visible smoke in the cabin. The flight crew stopped the climb at 18,000 feet and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a fault with the lower right recirculation fan. The aircraft was returned to service under minimum equipment list requirements.