ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217668
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| Date: | 04-NOV-2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Joon |
| Registration: | F-GLZO |
| MSN: | 246 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| 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) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
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/
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 Aug 2017 | F-GLZO | Air France | 0 | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |  |
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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