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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 2013 |
| Time: | 21:54 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343X |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIKJ |
| MSN: | 701 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| MUC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A tailstrike occurred on Lufthansa flight LH-435 during take-off from RW 32R from Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
The crew didn't recognize the tailstrike.
8.5 hours after departure the Airbus A330-300 landed safely in Munich on RW 08L.
Sources:
http://www.aero.de/news-17039/Tailstrike-eines-Lufthansa-Airbus-A330-in-Chicago.html
http://avherald.com/h?article=45edb5ae&opt=0
http://www.austrianwings.info/2013/03/lufthansa-a330-bei-start-in-chicago-durch-tailstrike-beschaedigt/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2013 10:47 | myair | Added |
| 08-Mar-2013 10:47 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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