A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 operating a service from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to Lagos, Nigeria reported the presence of smoke in the cockpit on 13 August 2024.
Lufthansa flight LH569, an Airbus A330-300 inbound from Malabo Airport (SSG) was established on approach to Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) when the incident occurred.
Lufthansa LH569 Malabo-Lagos
During the approach to RWY18R, flight crew reported smoke in the cockpit and donned oxygen masks as a precaution. The crew continued the approach and landed without further incident on RWY18R.
Following the landing, the aircraft then vacated the active runway and taxied to the apron hardstanding area.
According to the online source Aviation Herald, the aircraft then remained on the ground at Lagos for approximately 18 hours. It was then able to complete and onwards flight service to Frankfurt Main Airport.
Flight data shows that flight LH569 made an on-time departure out of Malabo Airport at 2126 local time on 13 August.
The flighted then proceeded normally, climbing to flight level FL360 (36,000 feet) for the north-westerly route to Lagos.
Descent and approach procedures were similarly conducted normally, until flight crew reported the cockpit incident whilst in the latter stages of the approach.
The aircraft conducting the LH569 service from Equatorial Guinea was an Airbus A330-300, registered D-AIKO. This is a 15.6-year-old wide-body aircraft belonging to the German national carrier Lufthansa. It has been an operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in February 2009.
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