F-HPJE, the aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 2011
Accident
Date
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Summary
Diversion following uncontained engine failure in cruise
Site
150 km (90 mi) southeast of Paamiut, Greenland
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A380-861
Operator
Air France
IATA flight No.
AF066
ICAO flight No.
AFR066
Call sign
AIRFRANS 066
Registration
F-HPJE
Flight origin
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Destination
Los Angeles International Airport
Occupants
521
Passengers
497
Crew
24
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
521
Air France Flight 066 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, operated by Air France and using an Airbus A380-861. On 30 September 2017, the aircraft suffered an uncontained engine failure and made an emergency landing at Goose Bay Airport, Canada. The outboard right-side Engine Alliance GP7200 engine failed and its fan hub and intake separated 150 kilometres (93 mi; 81 nmi) southeast of Paamiut, Greenland, while the aircraft was in cruise flight. A crack in the fan hub had been caused by metal fatigue.
This was the second of two uncontained engine failures suffered by the Airbus A380 type, following that of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on Qantas Flight 32 in 2010.
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