Lufthansa A388 over Atlantic on Jan 23rd 2020, cargo smoke indication, heating device smoking
Last Update: January 23, 2020 / 21:01:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 23, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-460
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIMG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline reported the crew discharged the fire suppression system in the cargo bay which extinguished the indication. Therefore the aircraft did not land in Paris but carried on to Munich. A defective fan heater in the cargo bay had been smoking causing the smoke detectors to trigger.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 23, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-460
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIMG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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