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==Notable incidents== On 30 September 2017, [[Air France Flight 66]], an Airbus A380 with registration F-HPJE, suffered an [[Turbine engine failure#Contained and uncontained failures|uncontained engine failure]] during flight where the entire fan module (blades and disc) and nose cowl on its [[aircraft engine position number|number-four]] GP7270 engine separated from the engine. The aircraft was flying from [[Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport]] to [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://avherald.com/h?article=4af15205&opt=0 |title=Incident: France A388 over Greenland on Sep 30th 2017, uncontained engine failure, fan and engine inlet separated|website=avherald.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> The aircraft was safely diverted to [[CFB Goose Bay]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-france-canada/air-france-flight-with-engine-damage-makes-emergency-landing-in-canada-idUSKCN1C50PV |title=Air France flight with engine damage makes emergency landing in Canada|website=reuters.com|date=30 September 2017|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> To repatriate the stranded jet, the damaged engine would be replaced and sent back to GE's workshop at Cardiff; a replacement engine had to be placed in the same position to balance the weight for takeoff but not operable.<ref name="Reuters101017">{{cite news|last1=Hepher|first1=Tim |title=Damaged A380 to be flown to France to investigate engine blast|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-air-france-canada-idAFKBN1CF2R6 |access-date=19 July 2022|work=Reuters|date=10 Oct 2017}}</ref> The French accident investigation agency BEA, which is conducting the investigation into the incident, released photos of the first engine fan, fan hub and cowling parts being recovered in [[Greenland]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://news.aviation-safety.net/2017/10/06/first-parts-af66-engine-cowling-recovered-greenland/ |title=First parts of AF66 engine and cowling recovered from Greenland. - ASN News|date=2017-10-06|work=ASN News|access-date=2017-10-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Reuters101017"/><ref>{{Citation|title=AIRBUS A380 F-HPJ Greenland Fan Hub Recovery by GEUS / BEA (June 2019)| date=3 July 2019 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPcSU0A1G9w |language=en|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref>
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