Air France A332 near Rio de Janeiro on Aug 1st 2014, engine problem
Last Update: August 2, 2014 / 15:25:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-444
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Infraero, Brazil's Airport Management, reported the aircraft performed an emergency landing due to a fault in one of the engines.
The airline confirmed a technical problem on approach, the aircraft landed normally and taxied to the gate on its own.
The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight AF-445 about 3:45 hours after landing with a delay of 80 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-444
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
F-GZCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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