Joon A343 near Isfahan on May 8th 2019, malfunction of ventilation circuit

Last Update: May 8, 2019 / 21:54:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Joon

Flight number
AF-218

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Joon Airbus A340-300 on behalf of Air France, registration F-GLZP performing flight AF-218 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at FL350 about 90nm southwest of Isfahan (Iran) when the crew declared emergency and decided to divert to Isfahan for technical reasons. The aircraft descended normally and landed safely in Isfahan about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6.5 hours and is currently heading to Dubai Al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates) due to crew duty time limitation.

The airline initially reported "security reasons" as cause for the diversion, subsequently reported a "malfunctioning ventilation circuit".

Iranian states media reported the crew reported a technical malfunction but did not provide a particular reason for the diversion, all passengers are well and have been taken care of. In the meantime the aircraft has departed again.

A media frenzy started in western media when the aircraft "disappeared" from tracking websites due to lack of coverage by Mode-S Receivers prompting fear for the safety of the aircraft amongst their readers.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Joon

Flight number
AF-218

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
F-GLZP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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