Lufthansa A343 over Atlantic on Mar 27th 2022, smoke on board
Last Update: March 28, 2022 / 14:37:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Flight number
LH-438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Keflavik for about 24 hours, then positioned back to Frankfurt.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Flight number
LH-438
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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