Created Thursday, Jan 25th 2024 19:06Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 25th 2024 19:06Z
An Air France Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration F-HZUP performing flight
AF-1435 from Berlin (Germany) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL340 about 70nm north of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew decided to divert to Frankfurt reporting their right hand aileron had failed causing some control problems. The aircraft landed safely on Frankfurt's runway 25C about 25 minutes later and taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.
The airline reported that a computer failure occurred, the aircraft however remained controllable.
Passengers reported the captain announced that they had an indication concerning their flight controls, the right hand aileron was broken. After landing the captain told them, that no qualified maintenance was available. The passengers disembarked and were booked onto other flights from Frankfurt to Paris.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 46 hours, then positioned to Paris.
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