Lufthansa A343 at Dallas on Aug 8th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: August 16, 2014 / 22:28:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-439
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A postflight inspection revealed the bird had left large dents at the right hand nose, parts of the bird went through engine #3 (CFM56), other parts impacted the slats. The aircraft is estimated to remain on the ground in Frankfurt for several more days for maintenance.
The Aviation Herald learned on Aug 11th 2014, that the aircraft sustained substantial damage qualifying the occurrence as an accident.
On Aug 14th 2014 the aircraft ferried to Dresden (Germany) flying at a maximum cruise level of 090 for repairs.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 8, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-439
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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