Lufthansa A343 over Greenland on Jan 28th 2023, engine failure
Last Update: January 29, 2023 / 17:10:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Flight number
LH-490
Departure
Frankfurt, Germany
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The flight was cancelled.
Passengers reported the captain announced an engine had failed. They are currently stuck in Frankfurt.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Flight number
LH-490
Departure
Frankfurt, Germany
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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