Lufthansa A321 near Lyon on Sep 26th 2026, power bank thermal runaway

Last Update: September 27, 2026 / 16:44:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1170

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
D-AISB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISB performing flight LH-1170 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 198 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 70nm northeast of Lyon (France) when the crew decided to divert to Lyon. The aircraft landed safely on Lyon's runway 17L about 25 minutes later.

The airline reported passenger's power bank overheated and caught fire in a seat. Cabin crew secured the device into a Lithium Safe Bag. The crew decided to divert to Lyon as a precaution. The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto other flight the following day.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Lyon for about 16 hours, then positioned back to Frankfurt.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1170

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
D-AISB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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