- Date
- March 29, 2008
- Place
- Azores, Portugal
- Damage
- No damage
- Aircraft
- F-GSQTBoeing 777-300ER
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73647
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Factual narrative
On March 29, 2008, an Air France 777-300ER, registration number F-GSQT, equipped with two GE90-115B turbofan engines, experienced a self recovering stall during cruise. The engine was brought back to idle power but not shutdown and the airplane diverted to the Azores where an uneventful landing was made.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Portugal. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from:
Cabinete de Prevençao e Investigaçao
de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA)
Rua do Conde Redondo n. 8-2 direito
1150-105 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel.: (351) 21 330 33 20
24 hours: (351) 21 330 33 45
E-mail: geral@gpiaa.gov.pt
Fax: (351) 21 330 33 50
Aftn: lpptylyx
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Portugal
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GSQT
- Reported as
- Boeing 777-300ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- General Electric GE90-115B, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SMA · Santa Maria