Lufthansa B733 near Frankfurt on Nov 8th 2012, blue haze and chemical smell

Last Update: January 22, 2013 / 18:16:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1186

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
D-ABEW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Lufthansa Boeing 737-300, registration D-ABEW performing flight LH-1186 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland), was enroute at FL230 about 77nm south of Frankfurt, 25nm west of Stuttgart (Germany) and 78nm north of Zurich (Switzerland) when the crew decided to don their oxygen masks and to turn around and return to Frankfurt after a flight attendant in the forward galley observed blue haze and a pungent chemical odour near the ceiling of the galley, confirmed by other flight attendants. The flight attendant working in the forward galley felt unwell. At the time of the haze and odour the ovens were not in use and the galley lighting had been dimmed down to about 50%. The aircraft landed safely back on Frankfurt's runway 25C about 25 minutes later.

The German BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that emergency services checked the aircraft after landing, measurements did not identify any anomaly. A technical check of the aircraft did not identify the source or cause of the haze and smell. All crew members went to a hospital for a medical assessment.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1186

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
D-ABEW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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