Lufthansa A343 over Atlantic on Dec 23rd 2013, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: December 24, 2013 / 23:57:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-500
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Sources said the aircraft went into ground mode enroute and disengaged the air conditioning systems causing the loss of cabin pressure.
An Airbus A321-200 registration D-AISR was dispatched to Lisbon and returned the passengers to Frankfurt departing Lisbon about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-500
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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