>Air France flight AF7470 had taken off from Paris Orly airport at 8.45pm on Friday, bound for Perpignan, when it encountered technical problems less than an hour into the journey. Pilots decided to make a U-turn back to Paris Orly on the jet’s one remaining engine, and landed safely less than an hour after take-off with all 48 passengers onboard unharmed. “The crew of flight AF7470 on 21 January, 2022 operating the Paris Orly–Perpignan route decided to return to Orly following a technical problem and in accordance with company and manufacturer procedures.
>… had taken off… at 8.45pm… technical problems less than an hour into the journey.
>On take-off, the plane’s engine caught fire…
>… and landed safely less than an hour after take-off…
>The aircraft landed safely at 9.15pm local time…
Methinks that Lucy Thackray (the author) could have done a better job on the ‘timing and sequence of events’ description.
Wondering what it will be. Birds perhaps.
Engine surge, return and land. Newspapers: ’OMG fire disaster hero captain survivers tell the story’
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>Air France flight AF7470 had taken off from Paris Orly airport at 8.45pm on Friday, bound for Perpignan, when it encountered technical problems less than an hour into the journey. Pilots decided to make a U-turn back to Paris Orly on the jet’s one remaining engine, and landed safely less than an hour after take-off with all 48 passengers onboard unharmed. “The crew of flight AF7470 on 21 January, 2022 operating the Paris Orly–Perpignan route decided to return to Orly following a technical problem and in accordance with company and manufacturer procedures.
>… had taken off… at 8.45pm… technical problems less than an hour into the journey.
>On take-off, the plane’s engine caught fire…
>… and landed safely less than an hour after take-off…
>The aircraft landed safely at 9.15pm local time…
Methinks that Lucy Thackray (the author) could have done a better job on the ‘timing and sequence of events’ description.
Wondering what it will be. Birds perhaps.
Engine surge, return and land. Newspapers: ’OMG fire disaster hero captain survivers tell the story’