AIRBUS A380 F-HPJ Greenland Fan Hub Recovery by GEUS / BEA (June 2019)

Accident to the Airbus A380 registered F-HPJE and operated by Air France on 30/09/2017 en route over Greenland.

The recovery of the fan hub took place June 29-30, 2019 after 20 months and 4 phases of complex aerial and ground search operations to locate the various elements from the engine.

See below for additional technical information on phases 1, 2 (BEA technical report) and 4 (GEUS and ONERA statements).

- The recovered part will be examined in Engine Alliance facilities under BEA supervision.

- Results and conclusions will be presented in the final BEA Report to be released at a later date.

- Technical report for phases 1 & 2:
- Event page:
- Additional photos:
- Additional photos:
- GEUS statement:
- ONERA statement:

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