Lufthansa A359 near Luanda on Dec 3rd 2022, engine trouble
Last Update: December 8, 2022 / 14:13:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-575
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIXE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
The aircraft is still on the ground in Luanda about 20 hours after landing.
The Aviation Herald received information that the left hand engine needs to be replaced.
On Dec 4th 2022 the airport reported the crew declared emergency at 14:18L (13:18Z) reporting a fire indication for the left hand engine (editorial note: the aircraft was just levelling off at FL200 at that time and entered a hold). Emergency services solved the problem about 35 minutes later after landing at 14:56L (13:56Z).
On Dec 5th 2022 the airline reported there had been indication of a technical irregularity with an engine, however did not confirm an engine fire indication.
On Dec 8th 2022 The Aviation Herald received information, that after review of the engine only the gearbox of the engine needs to be replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-575
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIXE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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