France B772 near Asuncion on Dec 19th 2017, electrical problem and odour on board

Last Update: December 20, 2017 / 20:12:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 19, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-229

Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPI performing flight AF-229 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 274 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 270nm eastnortheast of Asuncion (Paraguay) in Brasilian Airspace when the crew decided to divert to Asuncion. The aircraft descended to FL150, dumped fuel on the way to Asuncion and landed safely on Asuncion's runway 02 about 50 minutes after leaving FL330.

Airport Emergency services as well as Paraguay's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft diverted due to a fuel leak.

Passengers on board of the aircraft reported the crew announced they were suffering from an electrical fault.

The airport manager reported the crew reported a strong unusual odour on board, a strong burning odour and/or an odour of fuel, as was being understood on the ground. Emergency services checked the aircraft for possible leaks after landing before the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The airline reported an indication related to an abnormal smell. The crew dumped fuel and diverted to Asuncion.

The representative of Air France in Paraguay reported on Dec 20th 2017, that a problem with the lighting system produced an unusual odour due to overheating of an electrical element. The crew dumped fuel and diverted to Asuncion. The passengers were taken to hotels.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Asuncion about 22 hours after landing (standing Dec 20th 20:10Z).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 19, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-229

Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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