France A332 near Shannon on Oct 20th 2019, hello, it's me
Last Update: October 20, 2019 / 20:11:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-136
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The phone was removed from the aircraft, the aircraft was refueled and continued to Chicago where the aircraft is estimated to arrive with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
Local Authorities reported the phone was x-rayed and found safe. It was subsequently returned to the crew. It is suspected the phone, that had been wedged down between seats, had been lost by a passenger on one of the previous flights and had not been noticed during cleaning of the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-136
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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