Swiss A333 near Genoa on Jul 4th 2018, nasty odour on board
Last Update: July 15, 2019 / 13:32:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-7288
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was originally scheduled to depart as flight LX-288 with Swiss' Airbus A340-300 HB-JMD carrying out the flight the previous day, however, the flight was cancelled and postponed to the next day resulting in the occurrence flight.
The airline confirmed a nasty odour prompted the return to Zurich, the aircraft is being examined as of current. The passengers have now been rebooked onto alternate flights.
On Jul 15th 2019 Switzerland's SUST reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated. The crew noticed a strong odour in the cockpit and was partially incapacitated and limited in their performance. The aircraft returned to Zurich.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-7288
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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