Air France B772 near Santiago de Chile on Aug 6th 2012, severe turbulence injures 7
Last Update: August 14, 2012 / 13:26:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-406
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The French BEA reported Chile's Authorities are investigating the accident.
The accident aircraft was able to depart for the return flight AF-401 on schedule following a scheduled ground time of 8.5 hours.
Metars:
SCEL 061400Z VRB02KT 6000 SCT060 BKN100 08/06 Q1019 NOSIG
SCEL 061300Z 34005KT 310V010 5000 BR SCT006 OVC010 08/06 Q1019 NOSIG
SCEL 061200Z 07004KT 040V110 5000 BR SCT007 OVC010 07/06 Q1018 NOSIG
SCEL 061100Z VRB02KT 3000 0800S R17L/P2000N R17R/P2000U BCFG SCT002 OVC005 07/07 Q1017 NOSIG
SCEL 061000Z 31005KT 0700 R17L/0800N R17R/0700N FG SCT002 OVC004 07/06 Q1016 NOSIG
SCEL 060900Z 32003KT 1500 0800S R17L/1000V1900N R17R/0900V1500N FG SCT002 OVC005 07/06 Q1016 NOSIG
SCEL 060800Z 00000KT 3000 BR OVC003 07/06 Q1017 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-406
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
F-GSPL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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