Alaska B737 at Cordova on Jan 27th 2020, lightning strike
Last Update: January 31, 2020 / 20:55:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-66
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Cordova, United States
Aircraft Registration
N644AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Passengers reported the aircraft had not yet come out of low cloud when a lightning struck the aircraft's left side with a loud bang, the left hand engine (CFM56) emitted sparks and streaks of flames making the passenger believe the left hand engine had failed. The aircraft banked left, came out of the clouds and landed.
Alaska Airlines reported the aircraft received a lightning strike, the sparks and streaks of flames seen out of the engine were likely static discharge from the left wing. The aircraft was taken out of service for examination and flown to Seattle,WA (USA) for further inspection. No significant damage was found.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Cordova for about 24 hours, then positioned to Seattle, remained on the ground in Seattle for 43 hours and returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-66
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Cordova, United States
Aircraft Registration
N644AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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