Lufthansa A320 at Tallinn on Sep 14th 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: September 14, 2016 / 21:00:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-885
Departure
Tallinn, Estonia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Following examination of the airframe the aircraft was able to taxi out again, departed from runway 08 about 30 minutes after the rejected takeoff and reached Frankfurt with a delay of 15 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-885
Departure
Tallinn, Estonia
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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