Lufthansa A359 near Frankfurt on Apr 19th 2024, smoke in aft galley

Last Update: April 20, 2024 / 15:24:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-474

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-AIVC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

A Lufthansa Airbus A350-900, registration D-AIVC performing flight LH-474 from Munich (Germany) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was enroute at FL360 about 10nm northwest of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew reported smoke in the aft galley and decided to divert to Frankfurt performing a rapid descent causing a TCAS resolution advisory with traffic below. The aircraft landed safely on Frankfurt's runway 25C about 25 minutes after leaving FL360. The aircraft stopped on the runway for about 4 minutes for an inspection by emergency services before taxiing to the apron.

The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight LH-475 were cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Frankfurt for about 2.5 hours, then positioned back to Munich and returned to service about 16 hours after landing in Munich.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-474

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-AIVC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900

ICAO Type Designator
A359

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