Lufthansa A320 at Hamburg on Jul 31st 2023, bird strike

Last Update: August 1, 2023 / 16:30:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-2069

Departure
Hamburg, Germany

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIUG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIUG performing flight LH-2069 from Hamburg to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of Hamburg's runway 23 when the crew stopped the climb at about 5300 feet and descended to 3000 feet. The aircraft returned to Hamburg for a safe landing on runway 15 about 16 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported the aircraft began to experience vibrations shortly after what the passenger thought was V1. The aircraft subsequently climbed out shallowly and quickly returned to Hamburg where emergency services were on stand by. The crew later told them that it appears there were two dented fan blades and the remains of multiple sparrows were visible in the engine core. A replacement A321 took them to Munich - that crew told them, the aircraft was to be positioned to Munich and was already at the holding point to depart when they were called back to the apron to pick the passengers up.

A replacement Airbus A321-100 registration D-AIRH reached Munich with a delay of about 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 31, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-2069

Departure
Hamburg, Germany

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIUG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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