France A320 near Lyon on Dec 20th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 22, 2025 / 18:27:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7562
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Ajaccio, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HBNJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a technical problem, an engine surge that caused vibrations ultimately prompting the crew to shut the engine down.
Passengers reported there were severe vibrations, one of the engines emitted a loud bang and streaks of flames. The vibrations stopped once the engine was shut down.
A replacement A320-200 registration F-GKXY continued the journey but landed in Bastia (France) rather than Ajaccio with a delay of about 5 hours. The passengers were bussed to Ajaccio.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lyon 48 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7562
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Ajaccio, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HBNJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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