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| Date: | Wednesday 11 July 2001 |
| Time: | 13:42 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIFA |
| MSN: | 352 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 226 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft returned to FRA after suffering a tail strike on takeoff.
Sources:
BFU
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 June 2018 | D-AIFA | Lufthansa | 0 | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
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| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Mar-2025 11:38 | ASN | Added |
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