Diversions & A Emergency Landing: Lufthansa Boeing 747 Chaos in Asuncion, Ezeiza & Sao Paulo
A Lufthansa Boeing 747 has gone through a diversion and emergency landing over the course of a day within Asuncion, Ezeiza and Sao Paulo.
We have been able to document the aircraft’s journey, which was only supposed to be LH510 from Frankfurt to the Argentinian city.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
The Boeing 747 In Question: D-ABYM!
The Lufthansa Boeing 747 involved in the diversions and the emergency landing across Ezeiza, Asuncion and Sao Paulo was D-ABYM.
As per data from Planespotters.net, D-ABYM is a 11.4 year old Boeing 747-8 that was delivered to the German carrier back in February 2014.
Furthermore, of the 747-8 fleet, Lufthansa has 19 of them in their fleet.
Of the 19, one is parked, and 18 are in active service, with an average fleet age of 11.7 years.
Moreover, as well as the 747-8, the German carrier has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
| Aircraft Type | Number in the Fleet… |
| Airbus A319 | 35 |
| Airbus A320ceo | 46 |
| Airbus A320neo | 32 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 54 |
| Airbus A321neo | 17 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 7 |
| Airbus A340-300 | 16 |
| Airbus A340-600 | 7 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 31 |
| Airbus A380-800 | 8 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 8 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 5 |
| Bombardier CRJ-900 | 23 |
Lufthansa Flight LH510 – Frankfurt to Ezeiza – Asuncion Diversion…
Lufthansa flight LH510, which made the diversions in Asuncion and emergency landing in Sao Paulo, departed Frankfurt on July 7 at 2229 local time bound for Ezeiza.
Everything was pretty routine in the flight until the descent into destination.
However, due to heavy fog, this was where things would begin to transpire.
After multiple holds near the Argentinian airport, the Boeing 747-8 had to divert to Asuncion in Paraguay as they were coming to their reserves on fuel.
The aircraft diverted successfully to the Paraguayan airport, and remained there for a brief time.
Emergency Landing in Sao Paulo…
Lufthansa flight LH510, originally from Frankfurt, departed once again from Asuncion, with the Boeing 747 attempting to land again at Ezeiza.
Once again, the aircraft entered a series of holds and then all of a sudden diverted away.
The aircraft went on a significant diversion through Uruguay and Brazil.
Moreover, the decision was then made to divert to Sao Paulo, which included an emergency broadcast, which happened in the last few hours.
This could have been due to a low-fuel emergency following the flight that it had done.
Furthermore, it is understood that the Boeing 747 landed safely into the Brazilian airport following the 7700 declaration.
What Happens Next?
At the time of publication, D-ABYM, the Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 that has effectively flown from Frankfurt to Asuncion, Ezeiza and Sao Paulo, remains on the ground in the Brazilian airport.
Furthermore, with a diversion as significant as this, the airline will need to re-align the aircraft back into the operation.
Lufthansa does operate commercial flights to Frankfurt from Sao Paulo, so it is likely this aircraft will be placed on the LH507 service.
However, it is unclear what has happened with the passengers affected by what is significant disruption to their flight.
As soon as we have more information on this, then we will update you accordingly.
Stay tuned to the AviationSource website for more updates.
