Air France A343 near Cork on May 2nd 2012, air data problems
Last Update: May 3, 2012 / 19:38:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2012
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-378
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Maintenance replaced the captain's angle of attack sensor and released the aircraft to depart again with a replacement crew.
The aircraft reached Detroit with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2012
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-378
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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