Swiss A343 at Johannesburg on Jun 12th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 29, 2019 / 21:54:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LX-288

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMI performing flight LX-288 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Johannesburg (South Africa), was descending through about FL160 towards Johannesburg when the outboard left hand engine (CFM56) suffered vibrations and excessive exhaust gas temperatures prompting the crew to shut the engine down and discharged a fire bottle. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Johannesburg's runway 03R about 17 minutes later.

South Africa's CAA reported on Oct 29th 2019, that the crew shut the engine down and discharged the fire extinguisher as precautionary measure following "irregular vibrations" and increasing EGT. The crew declared PAN PAN and continued for a safe landing with emergency services on stand by.

The occurence aircraft remained on the ground in Johannesburg until Jun 16th 2019, then positioned back to Zurich and returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JMI
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A340-313
ICAO Aircraft Type
A343
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
Minimum Crew
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LX-288

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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