Hard landing grounds Eurowings Discover Airbus A330 at Windhoek
The Eurowings Discover Airbus A330-200(registered D-AXGB) got grounded after a hard landing at Windhoek Airport, Namibia on 19 February. The incident happened during operation of flight 4Y142 from Frankfurt, Germany towards the Namibian capital on 18 February.
A spokeswoman of the airline explained that the A330 had to undergo a precautionary technical inspection after a hard landing. A standard procedure that applies.
“The result of the investigation is to be expected soon,” she added. “The Airbus safely landed and there was never a safety risk for passengers or the crew.”
Aviation Herald was first to report. The website writes that the A330 had suffered significant damage on landing and that a maintenance team had traveled from Frankfurt to Windhoek. Authorities in Namibia are investigating the incident.
