ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217668
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Date: | Sunday 4 November 2018 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airbus A340-313 |
Owner/operator: | Joon |
Registration: | F-GLZO |
MSN: | 246 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport (SEZ/FSIA) -
Seychelles
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport (SEZ/FSIA) |
Destination airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Immediately after takeoff, the flight crew of flight AF247 began to notice vibration from engine no. 3 increasing. This required them to decrease the power setting for that engine and return to Seychelles International Airport. The aircraft landed without further incident at 05:57 UTC. Four fan blades were damaged, suspected from the impact with a bird.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/incident-grave-de-lairbus-a340-immatricule-f-glzo-et-exploite-par-air-france-survenu-le-04112018/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 August 2017 |
F-GLZO |
Air France |
0 |
Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
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non |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Nov-2018 20:49 |
harro |
Added |
03-Jun-2022 06:42 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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