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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 2012 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIHA |
| MSN: | 482 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 336 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | En route -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a little over three hours of flight on the way from Frankfurt/Main to South Korea, the captain fell ill during his break and had to be medically attended to on board. Due to the shorter flight time back to the departure airport, the decision was made to return. The remaining flight was conducted by the two copilots (SFOs).
Sources:
BFU 6X007-12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2024 19:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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