Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on Sep 21st 2022, bird strike

Last Update: September 26, 2022 / 19:42:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1884

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Aircraft Registration
HB-JCE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCE performing flight LX-1884 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) with 131 people on board, was climbing out of Zurich's runway 10 when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to a bird strike. The aircraft returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement CS-300 registration HB-JCL reached Bucharest with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 45 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JCE
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
BCS3
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Minimum Crew
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-1884

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Aircraft Registration
HB-JCE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

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