In the last few moments, a Lufthansa Boeing 747 operating LH440 between Frankfurt & Houston has declared an emergency.
D-ABYT is the aircraft involved in the incident.
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Live Emergency: Lufthansa Flight LH440 Frankfurt-Houston…
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U-Turning Back to Europe…
LH440 appears to be u-turning back to Europe following the emergency declaration just now.
About D-ABYT: The Lufthansa Boeing 747 Involved in the Emergency on LH440 Frankfurt-Houston…
Also, D-ABYT is understood to be the aircraft involved in this incident.
As per Planespotters, D-ABYT is a 9.4 year old Boeing 747-800 that is painted in the retro livery, and was delivered to the airline in March 2015.
Furthermore, of the 747-8 variant, LH has 19 of them in their fleet.
Within that 19, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 10.7 years.
Medical Emergency Understood to be the Cause…
As per @FlightEmergency & @johnmyles68 on X, it is understood to be a medical emergency onboard the aircraft.
Over The North Sea: Diversion Field Unclear Currently…
LH440 is currently tracking over the North Sea. Furthermore, it is unclear where the diversion field will be with this medical emergency onboard.
Diverting to Amsterdam…
Confirmation from RadarBox highlights that Lufthansa flight LH440, originally bound for Houston from Frankfurt, will be diverting to Amsterdam following the medical emergency onboard.
Descending into Amsterdam…
LH440 has now commenced it’s descent into Amsterdam, the diversion field of choice for this medical emergency.
Straight-In For Landing…
With the nature of the emergency being medical-related, it is expected that the aircraft will go straight into Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for a fast landing.
Moreover, if they needed to burn any fuel, this would have likely been completed whilst over the North Sea and during the diversion itself.
Nearest Runway Available…
Furthermore, the nearest runway available for LH440 looks to be Runway 18R.
However, with the nature of the medical emergency, Runway 18R would require a long taxi to the main terminal, so they may opt for a different runway.
LH440 is passing through FL100 at present.
On Base Leg…
LH440 appears to be on the base leg, not for Runway 18R, but for either:
- Runway 27
- Runway 24
On Final…
LH440 is now on final into Amsterdam Schiphol.
TOUCHDOWN!
TOUCHDOWN! Lufthansa flight LH440, operated by one of it’s Boeing 747-800 aircraft, and originally bound for Houston from Frankfurt, has appeared to have touched down safely into Amsterdam Schiphol following it’s emergency declaration in UK airspace.
Furthermore, as soon as we have more information pertinent to the emergency, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates.
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