Lufthansa B744 near Goose Bay on Oct 26th 2012, smoke in cabin
Last Update: November 16, 2012 / 22:18:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-431
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABTL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400 registration D-ABVD performing flight LH-430 departing Frankfurt on Oct 27th 2012 for Chicago O'Hare diverted to Goose Bay to drop two mechanics off and is estimated to reach Chicago with a delay of 3 hours.
The mechanics determined a coffee maker had malfunctioned.
The aircraft reached Frankfurt on Oct 28th at 06:00L with a delay of 24 hours, flight number still LH-431 (callsign DLH4T5).
The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Goose Bay due to smoke as result of a defective coffee maker. After a circuit breaker was replaced certified maintenance engineers flown into Goose Bay released the aircraft to service.
On Nov 16th 2012 the Canadian TSB reported that smoke and an electrical smell were noticed in the business class right hand galley near the coffee makers. All circuit breakers of the galley were pulled, power to the inflight entertainment system and portable electronic devices disconnected, right and left utility busses switched off. The coffee maker was removed, it was noticed that its circuit breaker had popped. The crew did not declare emergency but diverted to Goose Bay. Maintenance determined no other anomaly than the coffee maker and released the aircraft to service, the aircraft completed the journey without further incident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-431
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABTL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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