Swiss A321 near Marseille on Feb 22nd 2018, odour in cockpit and system indication
Last Update: February 25, 2018 / 16:39:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-1957
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-IOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger reported the crew announced there was an abnormal odour in the cockpit prompting the diversion to Marseille.
The airline reported the crew received indication of a system failure, in addition crew detected an unusual odour in cockpit and cabin. Passengers are either being rebooked or taken to hotels until a replacement aircraft arrives.
On Feb 25th 2017 The Aviation Herald learned, that Elevator and Aileron Computer #1 (ELAC #1) failed, an odour developed at the same time.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-1957
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-IOD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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