Created Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 17:22Z, last updated Wednesday, Oct 16th 2024 17:22Z
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, registration D-AIHF performing flight
LH-418 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was enroute at FL340 over Netherlands near Amsterdam when the crew decided to return to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about one hour after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services for about 8 minutes before continuing to the apron.
A passenger reported cabin crew announced they were returning to Frankfurt due to an unidentified smell on board that caused discomfort to some of the crew. As they were unable to identify the source of the smell the captain decided to return to Frankfurt.
A replacement A340-600 registration D-AIHX reached Washington with a delay of about 9:10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 25 hours after landing.
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