Lufthansa A20N at Hamburg on Dec 15th 2021, nose gear did not retract
Last Update: December 16, 2021 / 16:07:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-7
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIJD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A passenger reported the captain announced they could not retract the nose landing gear. They were rebooked onto other flights.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Hamburg about 33 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-7
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIJD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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