Serious incident to the Airbus A321 registered EC-JLI operated by Iberia on 26/04/2026 at Zurich (Switzerland)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities:

Nose wheel scissor pin (PN D64433) broken during taxi, with damage to tire and other components of scissor as well as loss of controllability on ground.

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General information
Local date	26/04/2026
Responsible entity	Switzerland - STSB
State or area of occurrence	Switzerland
Location	Zurich AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2026-0226

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Iberia, L.a.e., S.A.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A321
Aircraft Registration	EC-JLI
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSZH (ZRH) : Zurich
Planned destination	Spain - LEMD (MAD) : Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	2563
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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