Lufthansa A343 at Frankfurt on Sep 4th 2025, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: September 8, 2025 / 14:01:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-432
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The rotation was cancelled.
The aircraft returned to service about 48 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-432
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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