France B773 near London on Jan 4th 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 4, 2023 / 16:46:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-72

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

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-72 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 20nm northeast of London,EN (UK) when the crew observed anomalies with one of the engine (GE90) oil systems and decided to return to Paris. The crew subsequently shut the engine down due to the loss of oil pressure, descended the aircraft down to FL150 and dumped fuel. The aircraft landed back on Charles de Gaulle's runway 27L about 100 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Paris due to a problem with an engine oil system.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-72

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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