France A343 near Paris on Apr 6th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: April 6, 2018 / 19:22:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-830

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

An Air France Airbus A340-300, registration F-GLZN performing flight AF-830 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Pointe Noire (Congo), was enroute at FL310 about 150nm south of Paris when the crew needed to shut the #3 engine (CFM56, in board right hand) down due to loss of oil pressure and an oil filter indication. The aircraft drifted down to FL230 and returned to Paris for a safe landing on Charles de Gaulle's runway 08L about 110 minutes after departure.

The flight is now estimated to depart the following day with a delay of 24 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-830

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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