ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226615
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| Date: | Sunday 23 June 2019 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-328ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GZNJ |
| MSN: | 38706/928 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 330 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After taking off from Atlanta Airport and en route to Paris, the left engine of Air France flight AF681, a Boeing 777 aircraft, suddenly got shut down during the initial climb. As per passenger accounts, there was a loud bang noise during climb followed by fire and smoke from the left engine. The pilot immediately leveled the aircraft and declared an emergency. The aircraft made a safe landing back at the Atlanta Airport, 15 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4c99b17b&opt=0
https://simpleflying.com/air-france-777-engine-failure/
https://www.eturbonews.com/256339/air-france-engine-failure-forced-emergency-landing-in-atlanta/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-gznj#21031661
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2019 10:01 | Deepak | Added |
| 27-Jun-2019 10:03 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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