Lufthansa A343 at Philadelphia on Aug 15th 2017, engine shut down without command during roll out
Last Update: August 25, 2017 / 20:45:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-426
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft was unable to depart for its return flight and remained on the ground until Aug 19th before returning to service.
On Aug 25th 2017 The Aviation Herald received information that a broken contact obviously caused the LP shut off valve to shut the engine down.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-426
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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