Swiss A343 at Zurich on Aug 7th 2014, could not retract left main gear
Last Update: August 8, 2014 / 13:40:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-92
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration HB-JMJ departed Zurich the following morning and is estimated to reach Sao Paulo with a delay of 11 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft needed to return due to problems with the landing gear. The flight needed to be postponed to the next day due to the night curfew at Zurich Airport, however, there were not enough hotel rooms available to accomodate the passengers due to the European Athletics championship.
Passengers reported they needed to spend the night at the airport.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-92
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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