An Air France Airbus A340-300, registration F-GLZP performing flight AF-174 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Bangkok (Thailand) with 271 passengers, ingested a bird into one of its engine during takeoff resulting in engine vibrations. The engine was shut down, the crew decided to return to Charles de Gaulle Airport, where the airplane landed safely about 90 minutes after takeoff.

The flight had to be canceled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights the following day.