Swiss A343 near Minsk on Apr 18th 2015, FADEC problem
Last Update: April 18, 2015 / 21:03:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-160
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
HB-JME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration HB-JMM is estimated to reach Tokyo with a delay of 8 hours.
The airline reported that all engines continued to work normally and the aircraft could have continued to Tokyo, however, the aircraft would have needed to remain on the ground until spare parts, not available in Tokyo, had been transported to Japan.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-160
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
HB-JME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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