ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175172
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 2015 |
| Time: | c. 10:50 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIKG |
| MSN: | 645 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Jeddah International Airport (JED) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lufthansa flight LH598, an Airbus A330-343, immediately returned to land after takeoff from Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), Germany.
The aircraft took off from runway 18 at 10:48 hours local time (08:48 UTC), bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
After takeoff the flight turned left and climbed, reaching a maximuim altitude of 3325 feet. It flew a down wind leg of runway 25C and
landed safely on this runway at 10:57 hours. The Airbus taxied to a remote stand, followed by fire fighting trucks. It parked at 11:10 and all passengers disembarked.
According to a passenger, thick white smoke developed in the cabin during or after takeoff.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/MiniWeFini
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/lh598/#5f0b7a5
https://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=575619&size=m
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 2018 | D-AIKG | Lufthansa | 0 | Enroute |  |
non |
Media:
هبوط طائرة لوفثانزا بعد اقلاعها ب ١٥ دقيقه بسبب دخان كثيف، LH598 من مطار فرانكفورت الى مطار جدة و لازالو لايعرفون pic.twitter.com/0DKSqmijEH
— شاعر مشاعر (@MiniWeFini) April 7, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2015 12:07 | harro | Added |
| 07-Apr-2015 12:08 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Apr-2015 16:05 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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