Lufthansa A346 near Amsterdam on Oct 13th 2024, unidentified odour on board
Last Update: October 16, 2024 / 17:22:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-418
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
A passenger reported cabin crew announced they were returning to Frankfurt due to an unidentified smell on board that caused discomfort to some of the crew. As they were unable to identify the source of the smell the captain decided to return to Frankfurt.
A replacement A340-600 registration D-AIHX reached Washington with a delay of about 9:10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 25 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-418
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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