Crew of Cityjet flight dons oxygen masks and stops climb due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin – VisionSafe

Crew of Cityjet flight dons oxygen masks and stops climb due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin

Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Cityjet Canadair CRJ-1000 on behalf of Lufthansa, registration EI-HID performing flight LH-842 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Billund (Denmark), was climbing out of Frankfurt when the crew donned their oxygen masks and stopped the climb at FL220 reporting smoke in cockpit and cabin. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 07R about 35 minutes after departure. The aircraft was evacuated onto the runway. One passenger received injuries.

The rotation was cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 20 hours after landing back.

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