Swiss A333 near Shannon on Jul 18th 2016, engine oil problem
Last Update: July 19, 2016 / 16:40:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-18
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported a higher than normal oil consumption prompted the return to Zurich. After landing the engine was examined, however, no oil leak was found, the engine is being further examined and repaired. The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto other flights the next day.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-18
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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