Swiss B773 near Mallorca on Feb 22nd 2024, problems with air conditioning

Last Update: February 22, 2024 / 17:49:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-7092

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
HB-JNB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration HB-JNB performing flight LX-7092 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 145 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 50nm northeast of Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) when the crew decided to return to Zurich due to problems with the air conditioning. The aircraft descended to FL320 for the return and landed safely on Zurich's runway 14 about 2.5 hours after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 7.5 hours after landing back.

The flight, LX-92, expected with 318 passengers on board had been postponed the previous day due to the aircraft not coming out of an A-Check in time and was to be flown as flight LX-7092 on Feb 22nd.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration HB-JNJ is currently enroute to Sao Paulo and is estimated to reach the destination with a delay of about 18 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Switzerland
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-7092

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
HB-JNB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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