Swiss A333 over Atlantic on Aug 9th 2026, smoke in cabin

Last Update: August 10, 2026 / 19:15:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-52

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHN performing flight LX-52 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Boston,MA (USA) with 206 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 660nm westsouthwest of Dublin (Ireland) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Shannon (Ireland) due to smoke in the cabin ultimately changing to Dublin. The aircraft landed safely on Dublin's runway 28L about 100 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.

The airline reported a powerbank of a passenger emitted smoke. The passengers were taken to hotels.

A passenger reported there had been smoke in the business class due to an overheating power bank.

On Aug 10th 2026 the Irish AAIU reported they have opened an investigation into the occurrence after reports of smoke in the cabin from a portable power bank, that had lodged into a passenger seat's reclining mechanism.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Dublin about 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Switzerland
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Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-52

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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