Lufthansa B744 at Denver on Sep 15th 2019, rejected takeoff due to cargo smoke indication

Last Update: September 16, 2019 / 22:26:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-447

Aircraft Registration
D-ABVT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400, registration D-ABVT performing flight LH-447 from Denver,CO (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Denver's runway 08 when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and rejected takeoff at low speed. Following inspection by emergency services the aircraft returned to the apron where the cargo hold was inspected with no evidence of fire, heat or smoke found.

The aircraft was able to depart about 2:20 hours later and reached Frankfurt with a delay of 100 minutes.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-447

Aircraft Registration
D-ABVT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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