Swiss A343 near Munich on Jun 18th 2018, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: June 20, 2018 / 07:23:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-188
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Munich for about 25 hours, then positioned back to Zurich and is now on the ground in Zurich about 17 hours after landing in Zurich.
On Jun 20th 2018 the airline reported there had been light haze in cockpit and cabin as result of a defect in the air conditioning system. The crew has not reported about any breathing difficulties on board. The aircraft positioned back to Zurich on Jun 19th and is estimated to resume service on Jun 20th.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-188
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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