Earlier this week, a Lufthansa flight to Berlin had to make a rapid return back to Frankfurt due to suffering a bird strike after departure.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Lufthansa Flight LH200 – Frankfurt to Berlin…
Lufthansa flight LH200, which suffered the bird strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Frankfurt and Berlin.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was D-AIZX.
As per data from Planespotters.net, D-AIZX is a 11.1 year old Airbus A320ceo that was delivered to the airline in August 2013.
Of the A320ceo, Lufthansa has 49 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of the 49, all but one are in active service, with an average fleet age of 11.9 years.
As well as the A320ceo variant, the German carrier has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
- 35 Airbus A319s.
- 34 Airbus A320neos.
- 71 Airbus A321s.
- 9 Airbus A330s.
- 27 Airbus A340s.
- 26 Airbus A350s.
- 8 Airbus A380s.
- 27 Boeing 747s.
- 5 Boeing 787s.
- 28 Bombardier CRJ-900s.
- 2 Embraer E190s.
Lufthansa flight LH200, which suffered the bird strike as per The Aviation Herald, departed Frankfurt at 1956 local time on August 27, bound for Berlin.
Furthermore, moments after departure, the aircraft suffered the incident, resulting in the climb being stopped at 3,000 feet.
From there, the decision was made to return to the airport, which it did so in just 15 minutes.
LH200 landed safely without further incident following the right hand engine having to be shut down as a result.
Aircraft Still On The Ground Following the Bird Strike…
Following the August 27 bird strike incident involving Lufthansa flight LH200 Frankfurt-Berlin, D-AIZX is still on the ground at the time of publication.
With the right hand engine damaged, it is unclear how long it will take to repair.
Tests will need to be carried out once the relevant fixes have been made before it can return to commercial service.
Moreover, as soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates that may come through in the days and weeks ahead.
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