France B772 near Paris on Sep 18th 2018, burning smell on board

Last Update: September 18, 2018 / 20:04:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-474

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPP performing flight AF-474 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Panama City (Panama), was enroute at FL300 about 190nm southwest of Paris when the crew decided to return to Paris due to a light burning odour on board. The aircraft landed safely back on Charles de Gaulle's runway 27L about one hour later.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Paris as a precautionary measure after light burning smell on board. The passengers disembarked normally.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration F-GSPN is estimated to reach Panama City with a delay of about 5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-474

Aircraft Registration
F-GSPP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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