Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Sep 22nd 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: September 25, 2023 / 10:36:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1041
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger on flight LH-36, scheduled to be performed by D-AIZD, reported there was a delay on their flight stating: "The crew came from Paris and suspected that their aircraft received a lighning strike during approach to Frankfurt. A test was performed and confirmed the Lightning Strike. Aircraft went into maintenance. Same Flight Crew and replacement Aircraft performed the following Flight to Hamburg."
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 26 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1041
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIZD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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