Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered HB-JHI operated by Swiss on 13/09/2024 at Zurich

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Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities :

During climb, the maximum cabin pressure altitude was exceeded, whereupon the flight crew donned the oxygen masks and performed an emergency descent. After about an hour of flight time, the aircraft landed back in Zurich.

General information

Local date	13/09/2024
Responsible entity	Switzerland - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Switzerland
Location	Depuis AD Zurich
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2024-0405

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Switzerland - Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	HB-JHI
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSZH (ZRH): Zurich
Planned destination	United States of America - KEWR (EWR) [EWR]Newark,Nj/Newark Liberty Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1181
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.

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