Lufthansa A319 at Salzburg on Oct 19th 2024, bird strike causes unreliable airspeed

Last Update: October 21, 2024 / 18:51:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1108

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Salzburg, Austria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Lufthansa Airbus A319-100, registration D-AIBA performing flight LH-1108 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria), was on final ILS approach to Salzburg's runway 15 when a number of birds impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to abort the approach and declared Mayday reporting they had no reliable speed indication anymore. They initiated a missed approach towards the north and subsequently decided to divert to Munich. During the diversion the transponder of the aircraft no longer showed any altitude, when queried by ATC the crew reported they were doing their operating procedures and that was part of their procedures. They had no speed indications anymore, they were flying the aircraft manually and were at FL100. ATC reported Linz although clear of clouds was not an option as the aerodrome was already closed. In case the aircraft could not land in Munich Nuremberg would also be available as an alternate aerodrome, the controllers had already been advised. Runways 26 or 08 at Munich were available and clear for them. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 26R with emergency services on standby.

Passengers reported the crew announced there had been a bird strike on approach to Salzburg, that caused the loss of airspeed indications, later a complete failure of electrics on board. The passengers were instructed to brace for landing in Munich.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 44 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1108

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Salzburg, Austria

Aircraft Registration
D-AIBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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