"SWISS"

Information has emerged this week of a SWISS Airbus A330, operating LX15 to Zurich, having to make an emergency return back to New York JFK.

Such details have been released, with the following information being noted in this article so far.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Emergency Return: SWISS Flight LX15 – New York to Zurich…

SWISS flight LX15, which made the emergency return, is a routine scheduled flight between New York & Zurich.

Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident was HB-JHK.

As per data from Planespotters.net, HB-JHK is a 12.7 year old Airbus A330-300 that was delivered to the airline in January 2012.

Of the A330-300 variant, SWISS has 14 of them in their fleet.

Moreover, of that 14, all but one are in active service, with an average fleet age of 13.9 years.

As well as the A330-300, the airline has the following other aircraft in their fleet:

– 30 Airbus A220s
– 18 Airbus A320s.
– 10 Airbus A321s.
– 4 Airbus A340s.
– 12 Boeing 777s.

SWISS flight LX15, which made an emergency return departed New York at 2116 local time on August 2.

Furthermore, as the aircraft was proceeding east to Zurich, they had to stop their climb and enter holds.

After nearly two hours in the air, the aircraft made a safe landing back into JFK at 2312 local time.

Moreover, as per The Aviation Herald, it is understood the aircraft suffered a problem with the landing gear on departure.

Aircraft Returned to Service The Next Day…

Data from RadarBox.com highlights that HB-JHK, the SWISS Airbus A330 involved in the emergency return incident in New York returned to service the next day.

Furthermore, the aircraft operated the LX15 rotation without incident on August 3, landing safely back into Zurich from JFK at 1030 local time on August 4.

Since then, the aircraft has been in normal commercial operation, with no additional issues revealed.

As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.

Such updates regarding this incident will be placed at the bottom of this article as they come in.

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A serious incident was narrowly avoided at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York on April 17,2024.

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, operating flight LX17 from JFK to Zurich, Switzerland, was cleared for takeoff from runway 4L.

Three Aircraft Enter Active Runway

However, during its initial takeoff run, three other aircraft operated past the ‘hold short’ markings and entered the active runway for crossing.

Flight crew of the Swiss Airbus recognized the imminent danger and rejected the takeoff at a low speed of approximately 40 knots.

They subsequently informed Air Traffic Control (ATC) of the situation, citing traffic on the runway as the reason for aborting the takeoff.

ATC acknowledged the incident and offered the crew the option to return to the departure point.

The Swiss aircraft safely vacated the runway and taxied to a holding position. After a brief delay of approximately 15 minutes, the flight then departed without further incident.

The three aircraft that caused the near miss had all landed on New York JFK RWY 04R, parallel to the runway the Swiss Airbus was taking off from.

Approximately 40 seconds before granting takeoff clearance to LX17, the tower controller on runway 4R inexplicably authorized these aircraft to cross runway 4L.

Aircraft Incursions at Time of RTO New York

Flight data revealed that at the time of the rejected takeoff in New York:

• Delta Airlines flight DL420, a Bombardier C-Series CS-300 arriving from Dallas Ft. Worth, was still on the eastern taxiway paralleling runway 4L.
• Delta Airlines flight DL29, a Boeing 767-400 arriving from Nice, France, was just reaching the western edge of runway 4L.
• American Airlines flight AA2246, a Boeing 737-8 MAX arriving from Dallas Ft. Worth, was halfway across the runway centerline.

The aircraft conducting the Swiss LX17 flight service was an Airbus A330-300, registered HB-JHD.

This is a 14.9 year old wide-body aircraft belonging to the Swiss national carrier. It has been in service since August 2009.

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