France B773 near Munich on Dec 12th 2016, engine problem
Last Update: December 13, 2016 / 23:28:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-166
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
F-GZNO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A passenger reported the crew indicated a problem with one of the engines (GE90). The flight was postponed to the next day.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GZNT reached Bangkok with a delay of 20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-166
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
F-GZNO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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