Lufthansa B748 near Amsterdam on Apr 5th 2024, faulty fire alarm system

Last Update: April 6, 2024 / 17:25:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-430

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8, registration D-ABYD performing flight LH-430 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 110nm westnorthwest of Amsterdam (Netherlands) when the crew decided to return to Frankfurt due to a fault indication with one of the fire alarm systems. The crew advised no assistance was needed, descended to FL310 and returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25L about 2:15 hours after departure.

The rotations was cancelled.

The airline reported a faulty fire alarm system prompted the precautionary return, all engines kept running without limitations. The passengers on both flights were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-430

Aircraft Registration
D-ABYD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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