Lufthansa B744 near Frankfurt on Sep 11th 2016, hydraulic failure
Last Update: September 11, 2016 / 21:11:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-464
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration D-ABVR is estimated to reach Orlando with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Passengers reported the captain announced a hydraulic failure in one of the engines.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to technical problems, another aircraft is now on the way to Orlando.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 11, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-464
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABVM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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