France A321 enroute on Jul 18th 2022, water leak causes electrical problems

Last Update: July 18, 2022 / 15:57:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-7630

Destination
Bordeaux, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GMZA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air France Airbus A321-200, registration F-GMZA performing flight AF-7630 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bordeaux (France), was enroute at FL310 when the crew reported they had a water leak in the rear galley dripping onto electric circuits, a light acid odour developed as result. They had to switch off the galley power and requested to land as soon as possible. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Bordeaux's runway 23 about 25 minutes later.

The aircraft returned to service the following morning about 6.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 18, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-7630

Destination
Bordeaux, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GMZA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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