Lufthansa A320 near Stuttgart on May 6th 2024, unusual odour on board

Last Update: May 7, 2024 / 14:50:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-289

Aircraft Registration
D-AIUO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIUO performing flight LH-289 from Bologna (Italy) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 165 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 60nm south of Stuttgart (Germany) when the crew decided to divert to Stuttgart reporting an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Stuttgart's runway 25 about 18 minutes later.

Local Police reported there had been an unusual odour on board, however, no fire or smoke. A technical defect in the galley is suspected as cause of the odour.

The airport reported all passengers disembarked normally and were taken to Frankfurt by bus.

The airline reported the odour was caused by a malfunctioning recirculation fan, the aircraft was able to return to service.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 21 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-289

Aircraft Registration
D-AIUO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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