Lufthansa A321 near Frankfurt on Dec 14th 2012, smoke in cabin and cockpit

Last Update: March 15, 2013 / 19:35:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1246

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIRR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-100, registration D-AIRR performing flight LH-1246 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Vienna (Austria) with 157 people on board, was climbing out of Frankfurt's runway 18 when the crew reported smell, then smoke in both cockpit and cabin, stopped the climb at FL110 and returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 18 minutes after departure.

The French BEA reported there were no injuries, the German BFU is investigating the serious incident.

On Mar 15th 2013 the German BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that both pilots noticed a "rotten" smell in the cockpit, a few seconds later the first officer showed first symptoms prompting both pilots to don their oxygen masks and return to Frankfurt. The odour was also noticed in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure, all members of the crew were taken to a hospital for checks.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1246

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIRR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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