Airbus A319 F-GRXN

Summary

On 22 September 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Airbus A319 registered F-GRXN, operated by Air France, was involved in an incident near Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 September 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Hassi Messaoud, Algeria

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A319

Registration

F-GRXN

Operator

Air France

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paris → N'Djamena

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

WPR11RA480

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 22, 2011, about 2300 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Air France flight 558, an Airbus A319, F-GRXN, declared an emergency during cruise flight following an indication of smoke in the lavatory. The crew and passengers were not injured, and the airplane sustained no damage. The flight departed Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France (LFPG), non-stop to N'Djamena International Airport, N'Djamena, Chad (FTTJ). The airplane diverted to Hassi Messaoud/Oued Irara - Krim Belkacem Airport, Algeria (DAUH), and landed without incident. The airplane was subsequently examined, and no indications of fire were noted. The forward galley air-chiller unit was removed for further examination. The investigation has been delegated to the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) by the government of Algeria. The BEA has requested assistance from the NTSB in this investigation. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France http://www.bea-fr.org This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of France.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.