Lufthansa A346 over Atlantic on Aug 6th 2013, malfunctioning toilets
Last Update: August 6, 2013 / 21:32:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-453
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
After the toilet tanks were emptied the aircraft was able to continue the journey after about 2 hours on the ground and reached Munich with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-453
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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