Lufthansa A343 at Frankfurt on Apr 7th 2014, rejected takeoff
Last Update: April 8, 2014 / 12:39:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-630
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration D-AIFA reached Dubai with a delay of 3:40 hours.
A passenger reported the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff normally, when the brakes came on at high speed. After the aircraft had come to a full stop the captain announced an engine #4 fire indication, a smell of overheated brakes became apparent in the cabin, emergency services arrived and checked the engine and brakes. There had been no unusual noises, vibrations or smells prior to the brakes coming on, there was no visible smoke or fire.
The incident aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt 24 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-630
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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