France B773 near Sao Paulo on Dec 10th 2018, problem with speed indicator, loss of autoflight

Last Update: December 11, 2018 / 21:57:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-457

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQM performing flight AF-457 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was climbing out of Sao Paulo when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 declaring PAN PAN PAN. The crew reported they had a problem with the speed indicators, autopilot and autothrust were unavailable. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Sao Paulo for a safe landing on runway 09L about 100 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo 21 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-457

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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