Lufthansa A343 near Brest on Aug 24th 2017, oil smell on board
Last Update: August 25, 2017 / 20:59:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-542
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The Aviation Herald received information that the #3 engine (CFM56) was identified as source of the odour.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Frankfurt to an odour on board. A replacement aircraft is going to depart as soon as possible.
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration D-AIFC departed Frankfurt with a delay of 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 29 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-542
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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