Incident

AF72 - Incident: France B773 near London on Jan 4th 2023

Created Wednesday, Jan 4th 2023 16:46Z, last updated Wednesday, Jan 4th 2023 16:46Z

London Heathrow Airport
File photo: London Heathrow Airport.

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQL performing flight AF-72 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 20nm northeast of London,EN (UK) when the crew observed anomalies with one of the engine (GE90) oil systems and decided to return to Paris. The crew subsequently shut the engine down due to the loss of oil pressure, descended the aircraft down to FL150 and dumped fuel. The aircraft landed back on Charles de Gaulle's runway 27L about 100 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Paris due to a problem with an engine oil system.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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