Swiss A333 at Zurich on Jun 23rd 2023, bird strike
Last Update: June 26, 2023 / 17:53:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-6
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airline reported a bird strike.
A passenger reported that the aircraft levelled off shortly after departure, about 30 minutes later an announcement was that the right hand engine had received a bird strike, both engines were still running. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Zurich.
A replacement A330-300 registration HB-JHL reached Chicago with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 26 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-6
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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