France B773 over Hungary on Nov 22nd 2022, smoke on board

Last Update: November 22, 2022 / 17:03:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-662

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQL performing flight AF-662 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 306 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 60nm south of Budapest (Hungary) when the crew requested to return to Paris due to a minor technical issue, no assistance was needed. The aircraft turned around and descended to FL340. On the way back, about 130nm east of Munich (Germany) the crew decided to divert to Munich now reported they had smoke in cockpit and cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 26L about 23 minutes later and taxied to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-662

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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