Swiss RJ1H at Zurich on Jul 4th 2016, electrical smell in cockpit

Last Update: July 9, 2016 / 19:36:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-531

Departure
Lyon, France

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYW

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

A Swiss Avro RJ-100, registration HB-IYW performing flight LX-531 from Lyon (France) to Zurich (Switzerland), was descending towards Zurich when the crew donned their oxygen masks and declared emergency reporting an electrical smell in the cockpit. Air Traffic control kept the aircraft on the approach frequency until after landing, also issuing the landing clearance on the approach frequency. The aircraft continued to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14. Still wearing their oxygen masks the crew requested to taxi to the gate, vacated the runway and taxied to the apron.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 45 hours then resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IYW
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Certification Basis
Airworthyness Category
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Legal Basis
TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
BRITISH AEROSPACE (REGIONAL AIRCRAFT) LTD
Aircraft Model / Type
AVRO 146-RJ100
ICAO Aircraft Type
RJ1H
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Max. Operational Passenger Seating Capacity (MOPSC), indicative
Minimum Crew
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-531

Departure
Lyon, France

Aircraft Registration
HB-IYW

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

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