Swiss A321 at Zurich on Oct 21st 2019, smoke in cabin

Last Update: October 21, 2019 / 09:51:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1726

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
HB-IOL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration HB-IOL performing flight LX-1726 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) with 92 passengers and 8 crew, was in the initial climb out of Zurich's runway 28 when the crew stopped the climb at about 6500 feet reporting smoke in the cabin and decided to return to Zurich. While on approach to runway 14 the crew advised the smoke did not intensify further and requested emergency services to inspect the aircraft after landing. The aircraft landed safely on runway 14 about 11 minutes after departure. Emergency services did not observe any anomaly, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

A replacement A321-200 registration HB-IOF reached Rome with a delay of 2:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IOL
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1726

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
HB-IOL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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