AF 276 CDG to NAR turned back

[Passion for flying]

Swedish tabloid Expressen reports that AF 276, when passing over Stockholm enroute to Tokyo/NAR made some wide turns over the Baltic, dumping fuel, then turned back to CDG.
The reason for aborting the flight is according to Expressen, problems with a door.
The aircraft is according to Flightaware an Airbus 380.
At the time of writing this (18:40 CET) the aircraft is overhead north-west Germany.
http://sv.flightaware.com/live/fligh...631Z/LFPG/RJAA

The aircraft is currently flying at low speed and reduced altitude[297KN, FL250]

The aircraft appears to be F-HPJG, maiden flight on september 23, 2011

[TheKiecker]

Interesting to watch progress on flight tracker.

Thank you for the link, PfF .

EDIT: FT has it at no speed / no alt.

EDIT 2 : Landed few minutes ago with 516 pax on RWY 27R at LFPG.

[Passion for flying]

There will be a long night ahead for 516 pax, before this one is sorted.

[TeeVee]

i love how we just mention that an enormous aircraft is dumping toxic and flammable fuel as if it meant nothing at all. not just this flight but all of them that just dump fuel, when it has been proven that the aircraft can easily land with a full compliment of fuel.

and no, there is no such thing as global warming and humans have ZERO ill effects and our planet...

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by TeeVee

i love how we just mention that an enormous aircraft is dumping toxic and flammable fuel as if it meant nothing at all. not just this flight but all of them that just dump fuel, when it has been proven that the aircraft can easily land with a full compliment of fuel.

and no, there is no such thing as global warming and humans have ZERO ill effects and our planet...

You're joking, right?

[Deadstick]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

You're joking, right?

We all know that dumped fuel vaporizes in the air and causes no problems to the environment. And there is no evidence whatsoever that breathing kerosine fumes causes cancer. I think it would be wise to dump all remaining fuel on final approach so that the landing gear is less compressed.