Boeing 777-300ER incident near Azores, Pt, March 29, 2008
On March 29, 2008, a Boeing 777-300ER, registered FGSQT, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Azores (Santa Maria airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 29, 2008
- Place
- Azores, Portugal · Santa Maria
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777-300ER · all 777-300ERs on the register
- Registration
- FGSQT · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 29, 2008, an Air France 777-300ER, registration number F-GSQT, equipped with two GE90-115B turbofan engines, experienced a self recovering stall during cruise. The engine was brought back to idle power but not shutdown and the airplane diverted to the Azores where an uneventful landing was made. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Portugal. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Cabinete de Prevençao e Investigaçao de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA) Rua do Conde Redondo n. 8-2 direito 1150-105 Lisboa Portugal Tel.: (351) 21 330 33 20 24 hours: (351) 21 330 33 45 E-mail: geral@gpiaa.gov.pt Fax: (351) 21 330 33 50 AFTN: LPPTYLYX This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Portugal
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during enroute (cruise)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: General Electric GE90-115B (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under FGSQT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.