Lufthansa A20N at London on Jan 22nd 2026, engine fire indication

Last Update: January 22, 2026 / 19:58:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-2473

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIND

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200N, registration D-AIND performing flight LH-2473 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at about 13500 feet and decided to return to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 09L about 25 minutes after departure, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway for an inspection by emergency services. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron with the emergency services in trail.

Passengers reported the crew indicated the left hand engine (PW1127G) needed to be shut down due to a fire warning.

The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical problem.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-2473

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIND

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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