Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Apr 2nd 2018, lightning strike
Last Update: April 3, 2018 / 21:40:11 GMT/Zulu time
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOK performing flight VA-1536 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney when the aircraft was struck by lightning prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL200 and return to...
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOK performing flight VA-1536 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney when the aircraft was struck by lightning prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL200 and return to
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Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport
Zurich International Airport
Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ
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