France B773 near Boston on Aug 20th 2025, engine problem

Last Update: August 20, 2025 / 22:15:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-9

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQL performing flight AF-9 (dep Aug 19th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 311 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 140nm east of Boston,MA (USA) when the crew decided to return to New York JFK due to the failure of the right hand engine (GE90). The aircraft drifted down to FL240 and landed safely back in New York about 1:45 hours after departure.

The FAA reported: "Air France Flight 9 returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport around 2:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Aug. 19, after the crew reported a possible engine issue. The Boeing 777 was headed to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. The FAA will investigate."

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 16 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-9

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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