Caraibes A332 at Fort de France on Apr 22nd 2012, fire indication

Last Update: April 23, 2012 / 21:13:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 22, 2012

Flight number
TX-511

Aircraft Registration
F-OFDF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air Caraibes Airbus A330-200, registration F-OFDF performing flight TX-511 from Fort de France (Martinique) to Paris Orly (France), was climbing out of Fort de France when the crew decided to return to Fort de France due to a fire indication. The aircraft landed safely about 30 minutes after departure.

Following examination the aircraft was able to depart again and reached Paris with a delay of 5 hours.

The airline reported the return was caused by a technical fault in an air conditioning system.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 22, 2012

Flight number
TX-511

Aircraft Registration
F-OFDF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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