France B773 at Atlanta on Jun 23rd 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 24, 2019 / 21:22:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 23, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-681

Departure
Atlanta, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GZNJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNJ performing flight AF-681 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 330 people on board, departed Atlanta's runway 27R and was in the initial climb when the crew declared Mayday reporting the left hand engine (GE90) had failed, the crew levelled off at 3000 feet and requested a left turn to return to runway 27R. A runway inspection reported seeing no debris on the runway. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 27R about 15 minutes after departure. After landing the crew requested emergency services to check their left hand engine to make sure there was no oil or other leak from the engine.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Atlanta 24 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 23, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-681

Departure
Atlanta, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GZNJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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