Lufthansa B744 near Halifax on May 3rd 2014, electrical odour
Last Update: May 6, 2014 / 22:10:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-423
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The airline reported a strong electrical odour in a galley prompted the return to Boston. A defective coffeemaker was identified as cause of the odour.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-423
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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