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Lufthansa Flight Diverts to Manchester on Suspicion of Wheel Well Fire

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Lufthansa flight LH404 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in United Kingdom, on August 7.

The Boeing 747-800 jumbo jet, en-route from Frankfurt to New York, had to be diverted after the pilots reported a possible wheel well fire.

The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel.

An airport spokesperson confirmed the incident saying, “An aircraft from Frankfurt to New York JFK made a divert into Manchester Airport this evening and landed safely with approximately 360 people on board.”

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