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| Date: | Monday 2 June 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss International Air Lines |
| Registration: | HB-JMH |
| MSN: | 0585 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | over Bay of Biscay -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX64, an Airbus A340-313, suffered engine problems while en route at FL320. The aircraft returned to ZRH.
The flight departed ZRH at 23:03 UTC, bound for Miami Airport (MIA). Twenty-five minutes after crossing the French coast line near La Rochell, the flight turned around. At 13:58 UTC the flight turned south-southwest in the general direction of Bilbao, Spain, and an emergency was declared.
At 14:11 UTC the flight crew had decided to return to ZRH and the emergency was cancelled.
The aircraft resumed service on 5 June 2025.
Sources:
https://x.com/Tomas40916602/status/1935807528287580674
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hb-jmh#3a9c8e98
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2025 13:08 | ASN | Added |
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