Lufthansa A346 at Shanghai on May 13th 2019, could not retract gear
Last Update: May 14, 2019 / 21:00:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-727
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Shanghai 27 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Could not retract gear
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-727
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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