Lufthansa A346 near Portland on Jun 27th 2013, electrical odour on board

Last Update: June 28, 2013 / 16:06:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 27, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-459

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIHV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, registration D-AIHV performing flight LH-459 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Munich (Germany) with 323 passengers and 16 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 240nm eastsoutheast of Portland,OR (USA) when the crew reported an electrical odour on board and decided to divert to Portland later changing their diversion destination to Seattle,WA (USA). The aircraft landed safely on Seattle's runway 34R about one hour after reporting the odour on board. Two flight attendants and a passenger were treated by paramedics at the airport for breathing irritation.

The passengers were taken to hotels.

Lufthansa's website currently estimates the flight will arrive in Munich with a delay of 19 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 27, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-459

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIHV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

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