France B772 at Sao Paulo on Oct 13th 2018, cumulo glaciei
Last Update: October 14, 2018 / 16:49:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-457
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulos, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The Aviation Herald was actually told by the source also providing the photo below: "The aircraft took off, hit clouds with ice and damaged the radome."
Metars:
SBGR 140000Z 02002KT 9999 TS FEW011 FEW021CB OVC100 20/20 Q1018 RERA=
SBGR 132345Z 03002KT 9999 TS FEW011 FEW021CB OVC080 20/20 Q1018 RERA=
SBGR 132325Z 00000KT 7000 TSRA BKN011 FEW021CB OVC100 20/20 Q1018=
SBGR 132300Z 16006KT 9999 -RA BKN011 OVC100 21/20 Q1018=
SBGR 132200Z 17011KT 130V210 9999 BKN009 22/21 Q1017=
SBGR 132100Z 00000KT CAVOK 23/23 Q1015=
SBGR 132000Z 16002KT CAVOK 26/21 Q1014=
SBGR 131900Z 21006KT 9999 SCT040 FEW050TCU 25/20 Q1014=
SBGR 131800Z 27011KT 9999 SCT040 FEW050TCU 30/20 Q1014=
SBGR 131700Z 29012G22KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 31/20 Q1014=
SBGR 131600Z 28013KT CAVOK 31/21 Q1015=
SBGR 131500Z 30011KT CAVOK 30/20 Q1015=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-457
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulos, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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