France A320 near Paris on Apr 9th 2023, suspicious smell on board
Last Update: April 11, 2023 / 15:41:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1258
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Rabat, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft returned to CDG due to a suspicious smell on board of the aircraft.
A replacement A320-200 registration F-GKXM reached Rabat with a delay of about 3:45 hour.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 46 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1258
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Rabat, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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