Edelweiss A343 near Zurich on May 29th 2019, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: May 30, 2019 / 18:48:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-90
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 19 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-90
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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