Lufthansa A321 near Madrid on Feb 17th 2024, first officer unwell

Last Update: April 11, 2024 / 17:46:34 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1140

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Seville, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AISO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISO performing flight LH-1140 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Seville,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL350 about 40nm southsouthwest of Madrid,SP (Spain) when the crew requested to urgently divert to Madrid reporting the first officer was feeling unwell. The aircraft turned around and landed safely on Madrid's runway 32L about 18 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Madrid for about 5.5 hours then continued the journey and reached Seville with a delay of about 5.5 hours.

On Apr 11th 2024 Spain's CIAIAC reported the commander had left the cockpit, subsequently the first officer became incapacitated. The commander accessed the cockpit and decided to divert the aircraft to Madrid. The CIAIAC opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1140

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Seville, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AISO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

Blue Altitude Logo

Your regulation partner, specialists in aviation safety and compliance; providing training, auditing, and consultancy services. Find out more.

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways