Lufthansa A319 at Munich on Sep 24th 2013, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: September 26, 2013 / 12:41:29 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1818

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Lufthansa Airbus A319-100, registration D-AKNJ performing flight LH-1818 from Munich (Germany) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Munich when the crew donned their oxygen masks, stopped the climb at FL160 reporting smoke in the cockpit and returned to Munich. The crew subsequently advised they had light smoke in the cockpit, they would stop on the runway and requested emergency services to check the aircraft out "in aller Ruhe" (in all calmness). The aircraft performed an ILS approach to runway 26L and landed safely on runway 26L about 17 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The incident aircraft resumed service after about 13 hours on the ground.

The airline reported the following day the crew detected the smell of smoke, however, there was no smoke in the cockpit.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1818

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

Blue Altitude Logo

Your regulation partner, specialists in aviation safety and compliance; providing training, auditing, and consultancy services. Find out more.

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways