France A321 at Toulouse on Dec 16th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 18, 2018 / 20:43:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-6123
Departure
Toulouse, France
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GTAP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A ground observer reported he became aware of the aircraft due to a number of loud bangs, on each bang he observed the left hand engine emitted sparks. After a couple of times the bangs stopped, the aircraft subsequently went out of view.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-6123
Departure
Toulouse, France
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GTAP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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