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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 2023 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GZCB |
| MSN: | 443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 158 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Lome Airport (LFW/DXXX) -
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Niamey Airport (NIM/DRRN) |
| Lome Airport (LFW/DXXX) | |
| Investigating agency: | BTEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air France flight AF306, an Airbus A330-203, was arriving at the parking area, when the aircraft ran over the holding point. Engine 1 hit the jetway.
Cause
The investigation team determined that the cause of the incident was human factors, resulting in incomplete application of the "Parking Arrival" procedure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/incident-to-the-airbus-a330-registered-f-gzcb-operated-by-air-france-on-20-07-2023-at-lome/
https://btea.gouv.tg/storage/2024/11/rapport-INCIDENT-AF-du-20-juillet2023-FIN.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 2011 | F-GZCB | Air France | 0 | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) |  |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2023 10:18 | harro | Added |
| 04-Aug-2023 10:18 | harro | Updated |
| 10-May-2025 11:11 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2025 11:13 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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