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LH200 - Incident: Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Aug 27th 2024

Created Wednesday, Aug 28th 2024 11:52Z, last updated Wednesday, Aug 28th 2024 11:52Z

Frankfurt Airport
File photo: Frankfurt Airport.

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZX performing flight LH-200 from Frankfurt/Main to Berlin (Germany), was climbing out of Frankfurt's runway 07C when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a number of birds prompting the crew to stop the climb at 3000 feet, shut the engine down and return to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 07C about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration D-AIQS reached Berlin with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 17.5 hours after landing.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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