Lufthansa B748 over Atlantic on Apr 3rd 2023, hydraulic problems

Last Update: April 3, 2023 / 16:23:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-462

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, registration D-ABYG performing flight LH-462 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean about to enter Oceanic Airspace about 220nm northwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to return to Frankfurt due to a hydraulic problem. In consultation with dispatch a revised flight plan was issued for the return, the aircraft initially climbed to FL350 and advised they needed to dump fuel as they were too heavy for landing in Frankfurt and wanted to dump at altitude rather than later. The aircraft descended to FL310 for the fuel dump and was vectored onto a southerly heading before the coast of Ireland. After completing the fuel dump the aircraft turned towards Frankfurt and landed on Frankfurt's runway 07C with open gear doors about 2:40 hours after the decision to return to Frankfurt.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Frankfurt due to a technical problem. The passengers will continue to Miami today.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Hydraulic problems

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-462

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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