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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2017 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-430 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-ABVP |
| MSN: | 28284/1103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lufthansa flight LH600 suffered multiple bird strike while on approach to runway 29R at Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran,.
The Boeing 747-430 sustained damage to a wing leading edge light, the underside of the forward fuselage and an engine inlet.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/lh600#cfe97b9
Media:
Lufthansa's 747 is grounded at Tehran-IKA after bird strike. pic.twitter.com/lSWaVrihzN
— Danial Omidvar (@dmidvar) 9 april 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2017 06:21 | harro | Added |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:55 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
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