Lufthansa A388 near Bermuda on Feb 22nd 2013, electrical odour in cabin and cockpit
Last Update: February 23, 2013 / 18:45:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-463
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIMJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The flight was postponed to the next day and is currently estimated to depart Miami with a delay of 20 hours.
A passenger reported the odour was similiar to an overheated hair dryer.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-463
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIMJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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