France A321 near Munich on Aug 27th 2025, suspected electrical fire

Last Update: August 27, 2025 / 19:58:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1695

Aircraft Registration
F-GMZA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air France Airbus A321-100, registration F-GMZA performing flight AF-1695 from Budapest (Hungary) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL320 about 10nm southeast of Salzburg (Austria) when the crew declared Mayday reporting they suspected an electrical fire in the aft galley. The aircraft diverted to Munich (Germany) for a safe landing on runway 26L about 25 minutes later. The aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to a nearby remote stand.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Munich for about 5.5 hours, then continued the journey to Paris arriving with a delay of about 5:45 hours.

A listener on frequency reported the crew declared Mayday due to a suspected electrical fire in the aft galley and diverted to Munich.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1695

Aircraft Registration
F-GMZA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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