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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIGP |
| MSN: | 252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-313 at Frankfurt Airport (FRA/EDDF) was struck by a ground handling vehicle that hit the no.4 engine and came to rest on its side.
The driver was not injured.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/HavaSosyalMedya/status/1643670087063281687
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 2010 | D-AIGP | Lufthansa | 0 | near Frankfurt | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Media:
?Ground Handling Vehicle Struck Lufthansa's A340 Plane at Frankfurt Airport
— HavaSosyalMedya® (@HavaSosyalMedya) April 5, 2023
?An interesting accident occurred at Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday (yesterday) at noon.
?The driver using the ground handling vehicle struck to Lufthansa's Airbus A340 type aircraft for a yet unknown… pic.twitter.com/isrlKkfr5f
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2023 09:35 | harro | Added |
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