Swiss A333 enroute on Jul 11th 2023, unusual odour in cockpit and cabin
Last Update: October 11, 2023 / 14:30:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-18
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to an unusual odour in cockpit and cabin.
The aircraft is currently still on the ground in Paris about 3 hours after landing.
On Oct 11th 2023 Switzerland's SUST reported they opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident stating: "During an inflight emergency due to a smell event of unknown nature, the cabin crew had to wear protective breathing equipment (PBE) as a precautionary measure. Some of the respirators were damaged after difficult removal from the vacuum packaging and could no longer fulfill their protective function."
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-18
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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