France B773 at Beijing on Sep 18th 2021, sound of explosion in the cabin, failure of air conditioning duct
Last Update: September 18, 2021 / 19:01:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-393
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GSQD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Passengers reported there had been the sound of an explosion followed by black smoke in the cabin, passengers in the aft cabin rushed forward. The back of the cabin was brightly illuminated, flight attendants rushed to the aft cabin with fire extinguishers, the seat cushions were removed from passenger seat row 52, which appeared to show heat damage.
Another passenger reported there had been strange noises throughout the takeoff, shortly after becoming airborne a bang occurred at seat row 52 and a burning smell developed in the cabin. The bright light seen in the back of the cabin were the lights of the aft galley, there had been no fire and no visible smoke. Passengers were quickly moved forward. Shortly afterwards there was a complete power failure in the cabin, cabin lights came on again a short time later. Flight attendants were rushing backwards with fire extinguishers and removed the seat cushions and found some kind of debris splashing out. According to discussions between flight attendants and surrounding passengers it appeared that an air conditioning duct may have ruptured. The cabin temperatures began to rise while the strong burning smell intensified until landing.
The airline reported a technical incident prompted the return to Beijing.
Later the day the airline reported: "A failure of a pneumatic system on the aircraft caused an overpressure in one of the air conditioning pipes, which spread residue and dust in the cabin." A replacement aircraft is being dispatched to Beijing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-393
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GSQD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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