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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 2008 |
| Time: | 06:22 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIGU |
| MSN: | 321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 236 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The A340 collided with a passenger bus while taxiing to the gate. The nr.4 engine cowling was damage, as was the bus.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2010 10:40 | harro | Added |
| 19-Jan-2024 20:35 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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