Lufthansa CRJ9 at Sibiu on Aug 29th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: August 29, 2013 / 20:01:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1667

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ACKF

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Lufthansa Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACKF performing flight LH-1667 from Sibiu (Romania) to Munich (Germany) with 88 passengers, was accelerating for takeoff out of Sibiu when the aircraft went through a flock of seagulls with two of the birds impacting the left hand wing. The crew continued takeoff but stopped the climb at safe altitude and returned to Sibiu for a safe landing.

The aircraft received damage to the left hand wing. The passengers disembarked and waited in the terminal while the aircraft was being repaired. The aircraft was able to depart again after about 12 hours on the ground.

The incident aircraft reached Munich as flight LH-1667 with a delay of 12 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1667

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ACKF

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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