Lufthansa A20N at Palma Mallorca on Mar 5th 2020, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: March 16, 2020 / 16:25:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1159
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AINH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A listener on frequency reported the crew advised they had fumes in the cockpit, after landing describing it as a "smell event". There were no injuries, however, medical assistance was requested as a precaution in case the status changed.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 27 hours, then positioned to Frankfurt. The aircraft remained on the ground in Frankfurt for another 19 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1159
Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AINH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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