Swiss BCS1 enroute on Jan 15th 2018, failure of elevator

Last Update: January 15, 2018 / 23:28:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-464

Aircraft Registration
HB-JBB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100

ICAO Type Designator
BCS1

A Swiss Global Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration HB-JBB performing flight LX-464 from Zurich (Switzerland) to London City,EN (UK) with 36 passengers, was enroute at FL400 almost over Reims (France) about 200nm westnorthwest of Zurich when the crew decided to return to Zurich due to problems with the right hand elevator but advised they would be able to land normally. The aircraft landed safely back on Zurich's runway 16 about 80 minutes after departure. After landing the crew advised no further assistance was needed and taxied the aircraft to the apron.

The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to the failure of one of the elevators, the second elevator worked enabling the aircraft to remain fully under control. The 36 passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JBB
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
C SERIES AIRCRAFT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Aircraft Model / Type
BD-500-1A10
ICAO Aircraft Type
BCS1
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
Minimum Crew
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-464

Aircraft Registration
HB-JBB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100

ICAO Type Designator
BCS1

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