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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-328ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GSQN |
| MSN: | 32960/565 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 490 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Santa Maria Oceanic FIR -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) |
| Fort-de-France-Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF/TFFF) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air France flight AF652, a Boeing 777-300ER, was en route from Paris Orly to Fort de France when it suffered a failure of engine no.1 .
At the time of the occurrence the aircraft was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, 600NM to SW of the island of Terceira to where it diverted and landed safely, by 20:00 UTC at Lajes Air Base (LPLA).
The maintenance team identified the failure of the "transfer gearbox" as the cause of the occurrence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
GPIAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2025 09:56 | ASN | Added |
| 01-May-2025 17:02 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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