Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered HB-JHC operated by Swiss on 26/02/2020 at Zurich [Investigation led by STSB / Switzerland]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Swiss authorities:

The aircraft suffered a tailstrike on take-off in Zurich.

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General information
Local date	26/02/2020
Responsible entity	Switzerland - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Switzerland
Location	AD Zurich
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2020-0135

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Switzerland - Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	HB-JHC
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	Switzerland - LSZH (ZRH): Zurich
Planned destination	Kenya - HKJK (NBO): Nairobi/Jomo Kenyatta Airport Twr/App/Nof/Civil Airlines
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	1029
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.