Air France A343 over Atlantic on Jun 16th 2013, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: June 17, 2013 / 21:25:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-3508
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Cayenne, French Guiana
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration F-GLZI was dispatched from Paris to Lajes and resumed the journey the following day reaching Cayenne with a delay of 26.5 hours.
The incident aircraft has not yet left Terceira Island (standing Jun 17th 21:00Z, about 30 hours after landing).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-3508
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Cayenne, French Guiana
Aircraft Registration
F-GLZM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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