Swiss RJ1H at London on Feb 9th 2017, engine fire

Last Update: November 12, 2017 / 16:48:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-465

Departure
London City, United Kingdom

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-IXO

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Swiss Global Airlines Avro RJ-100, registration HB-IXO performing flight LX-465 from London City,EN (UK) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 94 people on board, was in the initial climb out of London City Airport's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet due to an engine (LF507) problem and diverted to London Stansted,EN (UK) for a safe landing on runway 04 about 9 minutes later.

A passenger reported the crew announced they had received a fire indication for one of the engines.

The airline reported the crew diverted to Stansted due to an engine anomaly.

On Nov 12th 2017 the NTSB advised they had been notified of an incident involving an Avro 146-100 in London by the British AAIB and joined the investigation representing the state of design and manufacture of the engine.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 days, then returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IXO
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
BRITISH AEROSPACE (REGIONAL AIRCRAFT) LTD
Aircraft Model / Type
AVRO 146-RJ100
ICAO Aircraft Type
RJ1H
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-465

Departure
London City, United Kingdom

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-IXO

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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