Lufthansa A346 at Frankfurt on Sep 19th 2018, fumes on board affect passengers and crew
Last Update: September 19, 2018 / 22:10:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-444
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
A replacement A340-600 registration D-AIHV reached Atlanta with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 12 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-444
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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