LH210 - Incident: Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Jun 15th 2023
Created Monday, Jun 26th 2023 16:27Z, last updated Monday, Jun 26th 2023 16:27Z
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIUI performing flight LH-210 from Frankfurt/Main to Dresden (Germany), was climbing out of Frankfurt's runway 07C when the crew stopped the climb at about FL240 reporting unreliable airspeed. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 07C about 40 minutes after departure.
A post flight inspection found a wasp had found its way into the #1 pitot tube causing the captain's IAS to indicate about 25-30 knots lower than the first officer's airspeed.
A replacement A320-200 registration D-AIZX reached Dresden with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
The "stowaway" in the pitot tube:
Source: The Aviation Herald