Swiss #LX40 just landed at Iqaluit Airport with one engine shut down

Last updated: February 1, 2017 22:32

Published 8 years ago Category: Emergency Author: AIRLIVE

.@FlySWISS flight 40 landing at @IqaluitAirport pic.twitter.com/Go9YxdxFMe
— ᑯᐹᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᖅ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ (@tattuinee) 1 février 2017

Swiss Boeing 777-300 flight #LX40 from Zurich to Los Angeles just diverted to Iqaluit Airport with one engine shut down.

UPDATE 2038 UTC Iqaluit Airport runway is closed for approx. one hour (RWY 16/34 LSD DUE DISABLED ACFT 1702012019 TIL APRX 1702012130).
UPDATE 2101 UTC Swiss Airlines confirms a technical irregularity.
UPDATE 2122 UTC Swiss #LX40 now being pushed off taxiway alpha. Runway about to reopen.
@tattuinee
UPDATE 2124 UTC Runway confirmed opened.
UPDATE 2131 UTC First flight landed at Iqaluit after #LX40 incident.