Air France A332 and Brussels A333 near Nouakchott on Apr 21st 2013, TCAS resolution enroute

Last Update: May 2, 2013 / 16:37:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-751

Departure
Conakry, Guinea

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GZCO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCO performing flight AF-751 from Conakry (Guinea) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL390 near Nouakchott (Mauritania).

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFW performing flight SN-222 from Banjul (Gambia) to Brussels (Belgium), was enroute at FL390 near Nouakchott at the same time.

The French BEA reported that both crews received TCAS resolution advisories and responded according to the advisories while enroute at FL390 near Nouakchott. Mauritiania's Accident Investigation Board opened an investigation into the serious incident.

Both aircraft continued for safe landings at their destinations.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-751

Departure
Conakry, Guinea

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GZCO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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