ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143826
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-FEB-2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airbus A330 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-.... |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 185 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | En Route from Paris CDG to Sao Paulo/Brasil -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | LFPG |
| SBGR |
An Air France jet en route from Paris-Charles de Gaulle - LFPG to Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport - SBGR was forced to return to Paris after the failure of the onboard extinguishing system. The plane spent another two hours ciceling over the airport dumping the extra fuel before it made a safe landing.
Nobody onboar was injured.
Sources:
http://aircre.ws/air-france-flight-aborted/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2012 01:24 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Added |
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