Swiss RJ1H at London on Feb 9th 2017, engine fire
Last Update: November 12, 2017 / 16:48:15 GMT/Zulu time
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 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
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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