LH890 - Incident: Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Oct 15th 2023
Created Thursday, Oct 19th 2023 15:54Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 19th 2023 17:07Z
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZW performing flight LH-890 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Riga (Latvia), was climbing out of Frankfurt's runway 25C when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting the failure of the right hand engine (CFM56), shut the engine down and returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 17 minutes after departure.
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration D-AISP reached Riga with a delay of about 4:45 hours.
The airline reported the cause of the engine failure is being investigated.
A passenger reported there was a bang from the right hand side shortly after takeoff, the aircraft shook. A metallic clicking sound occurred. Some time later the crew announced they had lost the right hand engine. Later, when approaching the information desk at Frankfurt, the passenger was told it had been a bird strike.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt on Oct 19th 2023.
Source: The Aviation Herald