France B773 near Fortaleza on Apr 14th 2017, weather radar problems
Last Update: April 16, 2017 / 19:12:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-443
Departure
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GZNH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A passenger reported the crew announced problems with the weather radar.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Rio de Janeiro due to a faulty weather radar.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours, then flew to Paris as flight AF-4081 and reached Paris with a delay of 25 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-443
Departure
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GZNH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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