Swiss A333 near Zurich on Mar 30th 2018, fuel control problem

Last Update: March 30, 2018 / 23:31:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-18

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHH performing flight LX-18 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 220 passengers and 12 crew, was climbing out of Zurich with a delay of about 3.5 hours when the crew stopped the climb at FL220 due to a fuel control system fault on the left hand engine (Trent 772) preventing an Oceanic Crossing. The crew decided to return to Zurich and entered holds to burn off fuel. The aircraft is estimated to land back in about 45 minutes.

The airline reported a technical irregularity on the left hand engine prompted the return to Zurich. Passengers will be taken to hotels and will be taken to Newark during Saturday(Mar 31st).
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHH
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-18

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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