Lufthansa A388 enroute on Sep 11th 2017, engine problem
Last Update: September 12, 2017 / 20:15:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-440
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
One passenger reported they were told that an engine (Trent 970) had been leaking oil but was now okay, maintenance had worked on the engine prior to the flight. Near Iceland the aircraft turned around, no reason was given.
Another passenger reported they were returning to Frankfurt due to an engine oil leak.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-440
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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