Lufthansa A321 at Helsinki on May 4th 2013, engine surges

Last Update: May 9, 2013 / 14:12:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-851

Departure
Helsinki, Finland

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AISL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISL performing flight LH-851 from Helsinki (Finland) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 162 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Helsinki's runway 22R when the left hand engine (V2533) emitted a number of bangs accompanied by streaks of flame (usually indicative of engine compressor stalls or engine surges). The crew reduced the engine to idle thrust, levelled off at 2500 feet and returned to Helsinki's runway 15 for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The left hand engine was replaced, the aircraft positioned to Frankfurt on May 8th and resumed service afterwards.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-851

Departure
Helsinki, Finland

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AISL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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