Lufthansa B748 near Chicago on Dec 26th 2022, laptop fire
Last Update: December 27, 2022 / 19:23:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-457
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
The airline reported the aircraft diverted as a precaution after an overheated passenger laptop caused a small fire in the cabin, the fire was out by the time of landing. Two flight attendants needed to be treated for smoke inhalation. The passengers are being rebooked onto other flights.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Chicago for about 4 hours, then departed as flight LH-9925 to Frankfurt.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-457
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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