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Air France pilots report new sensor fault

Published on 29 July 2009 - 10:15am
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Air France pilots say the speed sensors recently failed on one of the company’s planes.

This happened on 13 June, during a flight by an Air France Airbus A320 travelling from Rome to Paris. The fault lasted only a few seconds and passengers noticed nothing.

A problem with a speed sensor is thought to be the reason for the crash of Air France Flight 447 on 1 June. The Airbus A330 was travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean three hours after takeoff. All 228 people on board were killed.

 

Photo of an Air France A320 by virtualpilot88 (flickr)

  • Phot of an Air France Airbus A320 by virtualpilot88 (flickr)

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