Lufthansa B748 at Frankfurt on Oct 22nd 2017, rejected takeoff due to lavatory smoke indication
Last Update: October 23, 2017 / 22:06:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-430
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
A passenger reported the crew rejected takeoff at low speed, vacated runway 25C via taxiway L6, stopped for a couple of minutes while the crew checked for signs of smoke. The captain subsequently announced that the smoke detector indication had been identified false, the sensor was malfunctioning. The aircraft taxied for departure and departed about 15-20 minutes after the rejected takeoff.
The aircraft departed 16 minutes after the rejected takeoff and reached Chicago with a total delay of 25 minutes and continued its schedule.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-430
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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