Air France A388 near Gothenburg on Jul 1st 2012, door problems
Last Update: July 1, 2012 / 22:42:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-276
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Sweden's Civil Aviation Authority said the crew reported door problems and requested to dump fuel over the Baltic Sea.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Paris for technical checks. The flight is estimated to depart again at 23:30L (21:30Z).
A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration F-HPJF departed runway 09R at 00:36L (Jul 2nd, 22:36Z Jul 1st) about 4:45 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Tokyo with a delay of 10 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-276
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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