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- A332, en-route, Atlantic Ocean, 2009 Summary On 1 June 2009, an Airbus A330-200 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris CDG as AF447 exited controlled flight and crashed into the sea with the loss of the aircraft and all 228 occupants.
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Air France Flight 447 (AF447/AFR447) [b] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indications and miscommunication led to the pilots inadvertently stalling the Airbus A330.
Oct 6, 2024 · There have been no reports of an unscheduled landing anywhere on Atlantic Islands or airports surrounding the Atlantic. French Authorities report, that the airplane would have run out of fuel by now. According to Forca Aerea Brasileira (FAB) the last radio contact with the crew was about 3 hours into the flight at around 01:33Z.
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On 1 June 2009, an Airbus A330-200 (F-GZCP) being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris CDG as A447 with a crew of three pilots and in the cruise at FL 350 at night and in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)became overdue en route and when wreckage was found five days later on the sea surface on ...
Since the loss of the aircraft occurred over International Waters, it was investigated by the French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) as State of the Operator and State of the Manufacturer. Indications that erroneous airspeed displays had occurred were obtained from Aircraft Communications, Addressing and Reporting System maintenance messages ...
A total of 41 Safety Recommendationswere issued during the course of the Investigation as a consequence of its findings. Six un-numbered Recommendations relating to the task of accident investigation were included in the Second Interim Report, four in respect of flight recorders and two more in respect of aircraft certification: 1. that EASA and IC...
"Search Analysis for the Location of the AF447 Underwater Wreckage"A Report for the BEA by Contractor Metron, January 2011.
On Jun 4th the FAB announced, that they have found debris around 510km northnortheast of Fernando de Noronha. A cargo pallet of about 2.5 square meters and two buoys were recovered. Seven hours later the FAB however had to report, that the recovered debris did not belong to the Air France Airbus.
Apr 13, 2011 · Technical failure and human error were the main causes of the crash of Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009, killing all 228 people onboard.
Sep 22, 2024 · All Air France Airbusses A330s were initially equipped with Goodrich 0851GR probes. Following a number of speed fluctuation events or speed indication losses the French DGAC published an airworthiness directive in 2001 which demanded the replacement of the Goodrich 0851GR probe with either the Thales probes or the Goodrich 0851HL probe before ...
Jun 1, 2022 · On this day, 13 years ago, during the early morning of June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447 was cruising at flight level 350 (approximately 35,000ft) over the Atlantic Ocean, having departed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bound for Paris, France.
