France A388 near Abidjan on Mar 10th 2019, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: March 11, 2019 / 22:18:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-703
Departure
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline reported one of the engines surged, a known failure condition, which could also be caused by a bird strike on departure. The passengers were rebooked onto the flight the following day.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Abidjan about 44 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-703
Departure
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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