Edelweiss A320 near Zurich on Dec 22nd 2018, engine trouble
Last Update: December 22, 2018 / 21:14:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
8R-402
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Pristina, Kosovo
Aircraft Registration
HB-IJW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 13.5 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Zurich due to irregularities with an engine control, the crew burned off fuel for about 1.5 hours to reduce the landing weight and landed safely. A replacement aircraft is estimated to take the passengers to Pristina in the evening departing with a delay of about 15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
8R-402
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Pristina, Kosovo
Aircraft Registration
HB-IJW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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