Lufthansa A388 enroute on Nov 29th 2013, fumes injure 8 crew members
Last Update: December 3, 2013 / 15:01:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-572
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
D-AIME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
According to information The Aviation Herald received, an oil overfill of engine #3 was identified as cause of the fumes event. Lufthansa's medical service in Frankfurt is said to have diagnosed all 8 sick crew members with intoxication with unknown substances, according to the same information neither blood nor urine samples were taken however.
The accident aircraft returned to Frankfurt with bleed air #3 deactivated and with a delay of 3 hours.
The Aviation Herald is still waiting for a reply to questions submitted to Lufthansa's press department yesterday (Dec 2nd 2013).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 29, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-572
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
D-AIME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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