An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNG performing flight AF-652 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Saint Denis (Reunion) with 312 passengers and 14 crew, was enroute at FL310 about 50nm southsoutheast of Zurich (Switzerland) when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting heat in the cabin and requested to return to Paris Charles de Gaulle. The crew subsequently decided to dump fuel on the way back and advised no further assistance was needed. Swiss ATC advised, that upon entering France they would need to declare emergency to be able to dump fuel over French territory, the crew thus upgraded to Mayday, Mayday. The aircraft landed safely on Charles de Gaulle's runway 26R about 100 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQP reached Reunion with a delay of about 6:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 22 hours after landing back.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQP reached Reunion with a delay of about 6:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 22 hours after landing back.
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