France B789 near Paris on Oct 16th 2023, anti-ice system failure

Last Update: October 17, 2023 / 15:13:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-814

Destination
Nairobi, Kenya

Aircraft Registration
F-HRBF

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Air France Boeing 787-9, registration F-HRBF performing flight AF-814 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Nairobi (Kenya), was enroute at FL350 about 370nm southeast of Paris already in Italian Airspace when the crew decided to return to Paris due to the failure of anti-ice systems on board. The aircraft descended to FL340 on the way back, dumped fuel and landed safely back in Paris about 2 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration F-GSPQ reached Nairobi with a delay of about 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Paris about 26 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-814

Destination
Nairobi, Kenya

Aircraft Registration
F-HRBF

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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