Lufthansa A343 at Frankfurt on Sep 6th 2023, gear problem

Last Update: September 6, 2023 / 17:09:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-433

Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A Lufthansa Airbus A340-300, registration D-AIGN performing flight LH-433 (dep Sep 5th) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was on final approach to Frankfurt's runway 07L when the crew initiated a go around at low height (about 200 feet AGL, 800 meters/0.45nm before the runway threshold) due to a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft climbed to FL070 while troubleshooting the problem, the crew declared emergency and landed safely on runway 07R about 32 minutes after the go around.

A passenger reported the crew announced they had a problem with the landing gear. They were instructed to assume the brace position for landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 6, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-433

Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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