Lufthansa A321 near Frankfurt on Dec 14th 2012, smoke in cabin and cockpit
Last Update: March 15, 2013 / 19:35:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1246
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AIRR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The French BEA reported there were no injuries, the German BFU is investigating the serious incident.
On Mar 15th 2013 the German BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that both pilots noticed a "rotten" smell in the cockpit, a few seconds later the first officer showed first symptoms prompting both pilots to don their oxygen masks and return to Frankfurt. The odour was also noticed in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure, all members of the crew were taken to a hospital for checks.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1246
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AIRR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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