Incident Airbus A340-313 F-GLZU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202315
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 November 2017
Time:c. 23:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A343 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A340-313
Owner/operator:Air France
Registration: F-GLZU
MSN: 377
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5C4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:near Douala -   Cameroon
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD)
Destination airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight : AF953
Some minutes after takeoff, the plane suffered of a technical problems on one engine, then landed back to Douala airport.
There were no injuries.


Sources:

https://237actu.com/cameroun-aeroport-international-de-douala-crash-manque-de-air-france
http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/cameroun-un-avion-dair-france-manque-de-secraser-a-douala-avec-plusieurs-centaines-de-passagers-309141.html#StartXTions
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-glzu
Last ASN occurence for F-GLZU: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=195212

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
22 July 2011 F-GLZU Air France 0 North of the Antilles non
13 March 2012 F-GLZU Air France 0 near Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) non
23 December 2014 F-GLZU Air France 0 Antananarivo-Ivato Airport (TNR/FMMI) min
Collision with Ground support equipment
11 March 2017 F-GLZU Air France 0 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) non
Runway excursion

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Nov-2017 16:57 Iceman 29 Added
29-Nov-2017 19:21 harro Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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