Swiss A320 near Belgrade on Dec 24th 2017, hydraulic failure

Last Update: December 24, 2017 / 20:50:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1422

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Nis, Serbia

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJP performing flight LX-1422 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nis (Serbia) with 173 people on board, was on approach to Nis when the crew stopped the descent at 7000 feet reporting a hydraulic failure. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Belgrade (Serbia), where the aircraft landed safely about 45 minutes after aborting the approach to Nis. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Belgrade due to a technical fault with the hydraulic as a precaution, the crew decided to divert to Belgrade due to better facilities available at Belgrade. The passengers were taken to Nis by bus, the passengers from Nis to Zurich were also taken to Belgrade by bus and rebooked onto the evening flight Belgrade-Zurich. The occurrence is being repaired and is going to position back to Zurich without passengers.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Belgrade about 7 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic failure

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1422

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Nis, Serbia

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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