Lufthansa B744 over English Channel on Feb 7th 2022, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: February 8, 2022 / 09:02:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-400
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABTK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 7 hours after landing.
On Feb 8th 2022 the Aviation Herald received information that the cabin crew noticed severe vibrations near door 3L prompting the return to Frankfurt. Following the return a fractured rod on the left body gear strut was discovered which prevented the gear door to be fully closed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-400
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-ABTK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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