Swiss A343 near Dakar on Mar 13th 2017, emergency descent, airline reports fuel pump failure, crew rest smoke indication
Last Update: March 15, 2017 / 19:01:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 13, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-92
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The airline reported there was a technical irregularity (fuel pump), the flight could not be continued and was diverted to Dakar for a safe landing. Passengers and crew are doing well.
A replacement A340-300 registration HB-JMI is currently positioning to Dakar and is currently estimated to reach Sao Paulo with a delay of 13.5 hours.
On Mar 15th 2017 The Aviation Herald received information, that both fuel pumps on engine #2 (CFM56, inboard left hand) failed. In addition the crew received a smoke detector indication from the lower deck mobile crew rest. The smoke indication was later determined to have been false.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 13, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-92
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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