Lufthansa A319 at Tbilisi on Aug 15th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: August 15, 2014 / 21:34:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-2556
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Tbilisi, Georgia
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight LH-2557 on schedule requiring repairs. There are conflicting reports about the bird having been ingested by an engine damaging fan blades or having cracked some part of the fuselage.
The occurrence aircraft was finally able to depart after about 15.5 hours on the ground in Georgia and reached Munich with a delay of 14 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-2556
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Tbilisi, Georgia
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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