France A319 near Geneva on Dec 11th 2023, smoke on board

Last Update: December 13, 2023 / 18:38:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1367

Departure
Florence, Italy

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GRHK performing flight AF-1367 from Florence (Italy) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL340 about 30nm east of Geneva (Switzerland) when the crew donned their oxygen masks, declared PAN PAN, reported fumes on board and requested an immediate descent to FL200 and radar vectors to Geneva. The crew subsequently indicated the source of the smoke was unclear, cabin crew was still trying to locate the source. The aircraft landed safely on Geneva's runway 22 about 20 minutes after leaving FL340.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Geneva for about 7 hours, then continued the flight and reached Paris with a delay of about 7:15 hours. The aircraft subsequently remained on the ground in Paris for about 21.5 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1367

Departure
Florence, Italy

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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