Lufthansa A333 near Tamanrasset on May 21st 2018, electrical odour on board
Last Update: May 22, 2018 / 21:46:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-569
Departure
Lagos, Nigeria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Tamanrasset due to an unusual odour on board. A replacement aircraft was dispatched to Algeria from Germany.
A passenger reported the crew announced they were diverting to Tamanrasset due to an electrical problem.
A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration D-AIKO positioned from Frankfurt to Tamanrasset, resumed the flight and reached Frankfurt with a delay of about 14.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Tamanrasset for about 24 hours, then positioned to Frankfurt and is now still on the ground in Frankfurt about 17 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-569
Departure
Lagos, Nigeria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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