Lufthansa A346 at Hong Kong on Aug 15th 2013, suspected tail strike
Last Update: August 16, 2013 / 19:29:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-731
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
Following examination the aircraft was able to depart Shanghai after about 16.5 hours on the ground and reached Munich at normal cruise levels with a delay of 26 hours.
At the time of departure Typhoon Utor was battering Hong Kong.
Metars Hong Kong:
VHHH 150000Z 17024G39KT 130V200 9999 FEW012 SCT025 29/25 Q1002 WS R25R TEMPO 3000 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142330Z 17028G49KT 140V200 9999 FEW012 SCT025 29/24 Q1002 TEMPO 3000 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142300Z 18023G38KT 150V220 9999 FEW012 SCT025 29/24 Q1001 TEMPO 3000 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142230Z 18025G36KT 140V210 9999 FEW012 SCT022 29/24 Q1001 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142200Z 18025G38KT 140V210 9999 FEW012 SCT020 29/25 Q1001 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142130Z 18025G35KT 150V210 9999 -SHRA FEW012 SCT020 28/24 Q1001 RERA TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142100Z 19024G38KT 170V240 6000 +SHRA FEW012 SCT020 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142030Z 19028G40KT 9999 -SHRA FEW012 SCT025 28/24 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142014Z 19024G35KT 160V220 9999 -SHRA FEW012 SCT020 28/24 Q1000 TEMPO 2500+SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142053Z 19026G37KT 9000 +SHRA FEW012 SCT025 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 142000Z 19022KT 150V210 9999 -SHRA FEW012 SCT020 28/24 Q1000 RERA TEMPO 16025G35KT 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141930Z 19028G42KT 9000 SHRA FEW012 SCT020 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141900Z 18024G45KT 140V220 9999 -SHRA FEW012 SCT020 29/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141830Z 18023G38KT 9999 FEW012 SCT020 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141827Z 19026G38KT 9999 FEW012 SCT020 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141800Z 17019G34KT 150V210 9999 FEW012 SCT020 28/25 Q1000 TEMPO 16022G32KT 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141730Z 16021G36KT 9999 FEW012 SCT025 28/24 Q1000 TEMPO 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
VHHH 141700Z 17017KT 120V210 9999 FEW012 SCT025 28/24 Q1001 TEMPO 16022G32KT 2500 +SHRA FEW012CB SCT020
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-731
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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