Lufthansa A333 at Abuja on Oct 31st 2023, rejected takeoff after animal strike
Last Update: November 11, 2023 / 20:16:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-595
Departure
Abuja, Nigeria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Abuja (standing Nov 11th 2023, 12 days after the rejected takeoff).
According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft sustained damage to one of the engines (Trent 772) requiring the replacement of the engine, damage to the nose cowl requiring replacement of the nose cowl and damage to flaps.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-595
Departure
Abuja, Nigeria
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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