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Ministère de l’écologie, de l’énergie, du développement durable et de la mer, en charge des technologies vertes et des négociations sur le climat
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses
pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile
I
nterim report
-cp090601ae
on the accident on
1
st
June 2009
to the
Airbus A330-203
registered
F-GZCP
operated by
Air Francefight AF 447 Rio de Janeiro – Paris
 
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 FOREWORD
This document has been prepared on the basis of the initial information gathered during the investigation, without any analysis and - given the continuing absence of wreckage, the flight recorders, radar tracks and direct testimony - without any description of the circumstances of the accident. Some of the points covered may evolve with time. Nothing in the presentation of this interim report or in the points that are raised therein should be interpreted as an indication of the orientation or conclusions of the investigation.In accordance with Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, with EC directive 94/56 and with the French Civil Aviation Code, the investigation is not conducted in such a way as to apportion blame or to assess individual or collective responsibility. The sole objec- tive is to draw lessons from this occurrence which may help to prevent future accidents or incidents SPECIAL FOREWORD TO ENGLISH EDITION This interim report has been translated and published by the BEA to make its reading easier for English-speaking people. As accurate as the translation may be, the original text in French should be considered as the work of reference.
 
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Table of Contents
FOREWORD............................................................................................................................1
 
GLOSSARY.............................................................................................................................4
 
SYNOPSIS...............................................................................................................................7
 
ORGANISATION OF THE INVESTIGATION..........................................................................8
 
1. FACTUAL INFORMATION..................................................................................................9
 
1.1 History of Flight................................................................................................................9
 
1.2 Killed and Injured...........................................................................................................10
 
1.3 Damage to Aircraft.........................................................................................................10
 
1.4 Other Damage.................................................................................................................11
 
1.5 Personnel Information...................................................................................................11
 
1.5.1 Flight crew.....................................................................................................................11
 
1.5.2 Cabin crew....................................................................................................................14
 
1.6 Aircraft information........................................................................................................17
 
1.6.1 Airframe.........................................................................................................................17
 
1.6.2 Engines.........................................................................................................................17
 
1.6.3 Weight and balance.......................................................................................................17
 
1.6.4 Condition of the aircraft before departure......................................................................18
 
1.6.5 Maintenance operations follow-up.................................................................................18
 
1.6.6 Information on the airspeed measuring system............................................................19
 
1.6.7 Checks and maintenance of the Pitot probes................................................................21
 
1.6.8 ACARS communication system....................................................................................21
 
1.6.9 Centralised Maintenance System..................................................................................22
 
1.6.10 Radio communications system....................................................................................25
 
1.7 Meteorological Conditions............................................................................................25
 
1.7.1 Meteorological Situation................................................................................................25
 
1.7.2 Comments on the information available........................................................................26
 
1.8 Aids to Navigation..........................................................................................................30
 
1.9 Communications............................................................................................................31
 
1.9.1 Communications between the control centres..............................................................31
 
1.9.2 Coordination between the control centres.....................................................................32
 
1.10 Aerodrome Information...............................................................................................34
 
1.11 Flight Recorders...........................................................................................................34
 
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