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West of Beirut Int'l Rafik Hariri (OLBA) -
Lebanon
Phase:
Initial climb
Nature:
Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA)
Destination airport:
Frankfurt, EDDF
Confidence Rating:
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Narrative: Lufthansa flight LH1307 returned to land at Beirut, Lebanon after suffering a bird strik on takeoff. The Airbus A321 took off from runway 21 at 02:49 UTC (04:49 hours local time) when the nr.1 engine suffered a bird strike. The flight turned right and a safe landing was made at 03:05 UTC on runway 16. The aircraft, D-AISL, was ferried back to Frankfurt on March 23, 2015 as flight LH9921.