Lufthansa A343 at Frankfurt on Sep 6th 2023, gear problem
Last Update: September 6, 2023 / 17:09:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 6, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-433
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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
Cause
Gear problem
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-433
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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