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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Saab 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Crossair |
| Registration: | HB-IZG |
| MSN: | 2000-010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX/ELLX) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft returned to Zurich Airport after the 'Avionics Smoke' waning came on.
Causes
The serious incident was caused by a fault in the smoke detector located in the avionics compartment, as a result of which a printed circuit board locally overheated. The resulting smoke was able to spread into the cockpit through a slot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2014 | HB-IZG | Etihad Regional, lsf Darwin Airline | 0 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 07:38 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Jul-2024 12:44 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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