BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

03/16/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/16/2023 04:23

Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered D-ANRA operated by Condor on 02/03/2023 en route

Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered D-ANRA operated by Condor on 02/03/2023 en route

Severe turbulence en route

Germany - BFU

Preliminary data based on the notification from the German authorities:

Severe turbulences.

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General information
Local date 02/03/2023
Responsible entity Germany - BFU
Scope of Investigation Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence Africa - Seychelles
Location En route
Human consequences Unknown
Number of serious injuries 5
Aircraft consequences Unknown
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2023-0073
Flight Information
Aircraft category Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator Germany - Condor Flugdienst Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration D-ANRA
State of registry Germany
Last departure point Germany - EDDF (FRA): FRANKFURT / MAIN
Planned destination Mauritius - FIMP (MRU): Mauritius/Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl
Flight phase En route
Serial number 1966
Operator Type AG Not applicable
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.