Lufthansa A343 near Frankfurt on Dec 10th 2014, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: December 12, 2014 / 19:39:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-598

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
D-AIGY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, registration D-AIGY performing flight LH-598 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was climbing out of Frankfurt when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 due to problems with the cabin pressure. After about 10 minutes, while continuing in the general direction of destination, the crew descended the aircraft to FL110 for the return to Frankfurt and dumped fuel. The aircraft landed safely back in Frankfurt about 90 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration D-AIKG reached Jeddah with a delay of 8:45 hours.

A passenger reported the crew announced problems with the cabin pressure as reason for the return.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cabin pressure problems

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-598

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Aircraft Registration
D-AIGY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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