Air France A388 near Marseille on May 28th 2016, engine oil leak
Last Update: May 28, 2016 / 19:38:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-990
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline reported a technical incident, the passengers were taken to hotels.
Two Passengers reported independently the crew announced a minor technical issue, an engine oil leak prompted them to return to Paris. One of them reported, that once on the ground he heard from ground staff that one of the engines had later been shut down in flight.
A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration F-HPJD departed Paris as flight AF-990A with a delay of 18 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-990
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
F-HPJI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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