Lufthansa A346 at Munich on Jan 6th 2017, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: January 7, 2017 / 20:44:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-730
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
A runway inspection reported the runway was wet from de-icing fluid, otherwise clean.
The flight was postponed to the next day.
A passenger reported the crew announced inconsistencies in their indications as cause for the rejected takeoff, stopped for about 15 minutes on a taxiway trying to sort the problem out, then returned to the gate. The flight was postponed to the next day.
A replacement Airbus A340-600 registration D-AIHX reached Hong Kong with a delay of 15.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-730
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
D-AIHH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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