Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Oct 15th 2023, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 19, 2023 / 17:07:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-890
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration D-AISP reached Riga with a delay of about 4:45 hours.
The airline reported the cause of the engine failure is being investigated.
A passenger reported there was a bang from the right hand side shortly after takeoff, the aircraft shook. A metallic clicking sound occurred. Some time later the crew announced they had lost the right hand engine. Later, when approaching the information desk at Frankfurt, the passenger was told it had been a bird strike.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt on Oct 19th 2023.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-890
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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