Air Canada Flight 1038 Declares Emergency: Smoke in Rear Galley at Denver

Emergency Declaration

• ✈️ Air Canada 1038 declared a pan pan emergency while on a visual approach to runway 26 at Denver.
• ⚠️ The crew reported an odor of smoke in the rear galley.

Runway and Safety Response

• 🚨 The aircraft was instructed to come to a stop on the runway for safety vehicles to inspect.
• 📻 Ground communication for the incident was established on frequency 132.35.
• 🚧 Runway 26 was designated as closed as soon as the alert aircraft touched down.

Other Aircraft Operations

• 💨 Several other aircraft were cleared to land on various runways (26, 35 left, 35 right) while the emergency was being handled.
• 🚦 Traffic advisories and taxi instructions were issued to other planes, including Sky West 5678 and Southwest 1661.