Lufthansa A319 at Frankfurt on May 8th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: May 11, 2014 / 20:23:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-288
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Bologna, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AILS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AILL reached Bologna with a delay of 2:20 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following morning about 13.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-288
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Bologna, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AILS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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