Swiss A333 enroute on Jul 9th 2020, indication of deflated tyre
Last Update: July 9, 2020 / 21:02:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-8
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement A330-300 registration HB-JHJ departed Zurich with a delay of 8.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 3 hours after landing.
Swiss initially told Swiss media that the aircraft returned to Zurich because landing permission in the USA was withdrawn due to Corona, but later corrected their statement and confirmed the crew had received indication of a deflated tyre, the tyre however was found fully inflated.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-8
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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