Air Senegal Airbus A321 Declares Emergency over France

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

Operating HC4002, which appears to be some form of a charter or repositioning flight, the aircraft declared an emergency not long after departing Chateauroux.

This is a developing story.

UPDATE #1 @ 1728 UK time – HC4002 is being operated by 6V-AMC, an Airbus A321 belonging to Air Senegal. The aircraft is 20 years old at the time of writing.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

UPDATE #2 @ 1729 UK time – Air Senegal Flight HC4002 is currently at 10,000 feet. Potentially depressurization?

UPDATE #3 @ 1730 UK time – At this time, it is unclear where in France the aircraft will be returning to. Potentially Chateauroux, where it originally came from?

Air Senegal Airbus A321 Declares Emergency over France

UPDATE #4 @ 1732 UK time – Data from Planespotters.net shows that 6V-AMC has been stored in Chateauroux since October 2022, with this expected to be the return of the aircraft to Dakar.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

UPDATE #5 @ 1733 UK time – With the fact the aircraft has been stored in the France-based airport, it can be assumed that the Air Senegal Airbus A321 will return to Chateauroux.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

UPDATE #6 @ 1738 UK time – Air Senegal Flight HC4002 is descending back into Chateauroux. Unclear whether we will lose the ADS-B signal at this time.

UPDATE #7 @ 1741 UK time – At this time, it is still unclear the cause for the u-turn over France, but we know it is some form of emergency currently.

UPDATE #8 @ 1743 UK time – ADS-B data from the flight does indicate some form of fault whilst en route to the cruise before it turned around over France.

UPDATE #9 @ 1745 UK time – As expected, we have lost coverage of the flight, potentially due to the signal in the area. We will update you as soon as we receive any more updates.

In the last few moments, an Air Senegal Airbus A321 has declared an emergency over France and has returned back to Chateauroux.

UPDATE #10 @ 1748 UK time – We know that the aircraft hasn’t crashed because the ADS-B data goes dead around the same time as it was acquired when it first took off from Chateauroux.

UPDATE #11 @ 1752 UK time – ADS-B signal of the Air Senegal Airbus A321 keeps coming back and dropping. Last seen on the base leg into Chateauroux.

UPDATE #12 @ 1755 UK time – Received reports that Air Senegal HC4002 has safely landed back into the France-based airport, bringing an end to our coverage!

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