ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223886
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| Date: | 08-APR-2019 |
| Time: | 23:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ABYU |
| MSN: | 37845/1514 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 284 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | North of Lyon -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lufthansa flight LH506, a Boeing 747-8, returned to Frankfurt, Germany after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The aircraft departed Frankfurt at 22:36 hours local time. About 23:15 hours it was en route at FL310 near Lyon, France, when the flight turned back. A safe landing was performed on runway 25C at Frankfurt Airport at 00:13 hours local time (April 9).
LH506 was the first revenue flight after having undergone maintenance at Xiamen, China between March 26 and April 6.
By April 11 the aircraft was still on the ground at Frankfurt.
Sources:
https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/frankfurt-aktuell/frankfurt-lufthansa-maschine-mit-284-passagieren-muss-umkehren-61130192.bild.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/lh506#2016fbfb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2019 19:50 | ron_wyler | Added |
| 11-Apr-2019 19:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2019 19:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2019 03:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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