Lufthansa A333 at Lagos on Aug 13th 2024, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: August 17, 2024 / 17:31:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-569

Departure
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIKO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300, registration D-AIKO performing flight LH-569 from Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) to Lagos (Nigeria), was on approach to Lagos when the crew donned their oxygen masks reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Lagos' runway 18R and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Lagos for about 18 hours, then performed the onward sector LH-569 to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), then remained on the ground in Frankfurt for another 63 hours (2 days 15 hours) before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-569

Departure
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Destination
Lagos, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIKO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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