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Air France F-HBNJ: severe turbulence during descent to Ajaccio

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Wednesday 20 August 2025 in descent to Ajaccio (Corsica) Time Around 12:151 Operator Air France Type of flight Passenger commercial air transport Persons on board Captain (PF2), co-pilot3 (PM), 4 cabin crew (PNC) and 143 passengers Consequences and damage Three
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Air France F-HBNJ: severe turbulence during descent to Ajaccio

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characteristic damage from hailstone impacts. Figure 3: damage on inner face of radome (source: Air France) All of the seatbelts were checked by the operator according to the requirements of the AMM. No deviation was detected. Two seatbelts from row
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Air France F-HBNJ: severe turbulence during descent to Ajaccio

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than half a day. The distribution of the different versions of airborne radar in the Air France A320 family is as follows: � 75% manual radars (case of F-HBNJ); � 25% multiscan radars. The operator explained this difference with respect
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Air France F-HBNJ: severe turbulence during descent to Ajaccio

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Figure 8: excerpts from SIGWX charts, flight path specified in flight plan (source: Air France) 2.5.3 eWAS data26 Air France provides each pilot with the eWAS application on their EFB. This application provides weather forecasts and reports from various sources
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Air France F-HBNJ: severe turbulence during descent to Ajaccio

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ground and FL 310 from 11:40. Figure 9: information available on eWAS at 12:00 (source: Air France) According to the CVR data, the flight crew consulted the eWAS application at around 12:22, after the turbulence, and confirmed that the convective
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turbulence, the cabin crew do not have to check the cabin and can continue with their tasks. Air France recommends to its passengers that they keep their seatbelt fastened and visible to facilitate checks in the event of turbulence. The
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