Incident

LH2473 - Incident: Lufthansa A20N at London on Jan 22nd 2026

Created Thursday, Jan 22nd 2026 19:58Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 22nd 2026 19:58Z

London Heathrow Airport
File photo: London Heathrow Airport.

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200N, registration D-AIND performing flight LH-2473 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at about 13500 feet and decided to return to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 09L about 25 minutes after departure, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway for an inspection by emergency services. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron with the emergency services in trail.

Passengers reported the crew indicated the left hand engine (PW1127G) needed to be shut down due to a fire warning.

The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a technical problem.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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