Lufthansa A343 near Munich on Mar 6th 2017, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: March 6, 2017 / 17:44:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-758
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft remained on the ground in Munich for about 5 hours, then departed again and is estimated to reach Chennai with a delay of about 6 hours.
An air conditioning recirculation fan is suspected to have caused the smoke indications.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-758
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chennai, India
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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