Swiss A333 over Romania on Jun 21st 2026, tyre damage on departure

Last Update: June 21, 2026 / 15:59:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 21, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-154

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHC performing flight LX-154 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at FL350 over Bucharest (Romania) when the crew requested to return to Zurich due to small technical reasons, the company requested them to return to Zurich, operations were normal. The aircraft descended to FL340 initially, later FL260 and entered a first hold at Zurich. The aircraft performed a low approach to runway 16 to have the nose wheels inspected from the ground. Following the low approach tower reported the left nose gear tyre appeared to be smaller/less inflated than the right hand tyre. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 16 and landed without further incident about 30 minutes after the low approach and stopped on the runway. The aircraft was towed off the runway about 20 minutes later.

The airline reported following departure of the aircraft parts of tyres were found on the departure runway, that were identified to possibly belong to HB-JHC. The aircraft therefore returned to Zurich for inspection.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHC
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 21, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-154

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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