Swiss A343 over Baffin Bay on Apr 26th 2012, medical emergency

Last Update: April 28, 2012 / 14:39:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-39

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMM performing flight LX-39 (dep Apr 25th) from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Zurich (Switzerland), was enroute over the Baffin Bay west of Greenland about 4 hours into the flight when a female passenger showed symptoms of a stroke prompting the crew to divert to Keflavik (Iceland) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 20 about 3 hours later. The patient and her travel companion were taken to a hospital.

The aircraft departed Keflavik after about 60 minutes on the ground and reached Zurich with a delay of 80 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JMM
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A340-313
ICAO Aircraft Type
A343
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012

Cause
Medical emergency

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-39

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
HB-JMM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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