Lufthansa A321 near Athens on Aug 4th 2018, electrical odour on board
Last Update: August 5, 2018 / 21:18:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-681
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIDA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 10 hours, then continued the flight and reached Munich with a delay of 10 hours.
The airline reported there was an unusual light electrical odour on board prompting the diversion. The aircraft was examined.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-681
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIDA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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