Lufthansa A388 at Frankfurt on Apr 8th 2015, could not retract flaps
Last Update: April 8, 2015 / 22:05:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-462
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration D-AIMC is estimated to reach Miami with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-462
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIME
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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