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| Date: | Friday 9 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GZCK |
| MSN: | 516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Sint Maarten -
 Sint Maarten
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
| Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air France flight AF498, an Airbus A330-203, made an emergency landing at SXM after a smoke alert in the cargo hold while on approach.
After landing, the Rescue and Firefighting (RFF) team conducted an initial assessment and found no visible smoke. The aircraft was cleared to taxi to its gate, where all 105 passengers were safely disembarked.
A further inspection revealed damage to dangerous goods within the cargo compartment.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/100064456283705/posts/pfbid02zwdFPuf8j6ffXuLb28ccL35HtCpRnkpdgkCwcAR1BtxDZiCGgZXZfAy4D5baiSU4l/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 2009 | F-GZCK | Air France | 0 | en route at FL380 overhead the Atlantic |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 11 April 2020 | F-GZCK | Air France | 0 | Pointe-Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP) |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2025 13:55 | SignorPignolini | Added |
| 10-May-2025 13:59 | ASN | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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