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An Air France flight performed a turnaround over the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, Aug. 19

The Paris-bound flight returned to JFK International Airport after the pilot reported a right engine failure

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident

An Air France flight departing New York’s JFK International Airport turned around over the Atlantic Ocean after declaring an emergency.

According to flight tracker FlightAware , Air France flight AF9 left JFK at 12:28 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Aug. 19. As the Paris-bound Boeing 777-300ER made its way over the Atlantic, it diverted back to its origin at 1:14 a.m.

“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot declared in an audio recording obtained by LiveATC.net . The pilot later confirmed to air traffic controllers the

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