This Monday, March 27, Swiss flight LX8 took off from Zurich bound for Chicago at 1:20 p.m. But very quickly, as shown on the website Flight24, its trajectory was not normal. The Airbus A340 made loops over Switzerland for 90 minutes.
According 20 The minute, the aircraft was experiencing hydraulic problems. He therefore had to land again in Zurich. But shortly after takeoff, with full tanks, it was too heavy for this maneuver. He therefore had to follow the instructions from the control tower in order to be able to degas, or drain fuel. The plane was able to land around 3:10 p.m.
Security vehicles stood ready to intervene but did not have to, according to Airlive.net. The plane’s brakes have been examined, but passengers will board again at 5.30 p.m. on another device.
