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| Date: | Tuesday 28 November 2017 |
| Time: | c. 23:40 LT |
| Type: |  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: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Douala -
 Cameroon
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 | 235 km NE of Guadeloupe |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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