France A359 near Osaka on May 28th 2023, weather radar and airspeed malfunction

Last Update: June 16, 2023 / 13:08:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-291

Departure
Osaka, Japan

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HTYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYO performing flight AF-291 from Osaka (Japan) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 324 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 420nm northeast of Osaka when the crew decided to turn around and return to Osaka due to a malfunction of the weather radar and malfunction of the airspeed indications. The aircraft descended to FL200 and landed safely on Osaka Kansai's runway 24R about 3:10 hours after departure.

Japan's Ministry of Transport reported a post flight inspection revealed a dent at the nose of the aircraft, that was not present before the flight. The malfunctions of weather radar and airspeed are thought to be related to the dent. The cause of the dent, possibly a bird strike, is under investigation.

On Jun 15th 2023 the French BEA reported they opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident and reported: "Thirty minutes after takeoff, a radome failure leads to multiple flight systems failures. The crew declares itself in MAYDAY and returns to the departure aerodrome."

The aircraft returned to service on Jun 9th 2023.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-291

Departure
Osaka, Japan

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-HTYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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