Lufthansa A333 near Frankfurt on Aug 20th 2017, smoke indication for crew rest area
Last Update: August 22, 2017 / 19:48:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement A330-300 registration D-AIKR reached Dallas with a delay of 5.5 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced a smoke indication in the crew rest area. They were later informed the smoke indication was identified false.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 23 hours, then departed for the next day's flight LH-438.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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