American B763 at Dallas on May 2nd 2013, two lightning strikes
Last Update: May 3, 2013 / 20:10:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-70
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N371AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
KDFW
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N393AN reached Frankfurt with a delay of 4 hours.
The incident aircraft has not yet resumed service 23 hours after landing back.
Metars:
KDFW 030053Z 35020G31KT 9SM -RA BKN019 OVC025 07/03 A3031 RMK AO2 PK WND 34035/0008 RAE2358B46 SLP262 BINOVC DSNT W P0000 T00670028 $
KDFW 022353Z 34024G28KT 10SM -RA OVC020 07/03 A3029 RMK AO2 PK WND 34034/2317 RAB46 SLP258 P0000 60002 T00670028 10111 20067 53008 $
KDFW 022253Z 34025G32KT 10SM OVC016 07/03 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 33033/2224 RAB19E44 SLP252 P0000 T00720033 $
KDFW 022153Z 34025G30KT 10SM BKN018 BKN024 OVC033 08/03 A3027 RMK AO2 PK WND 34035/2134 RAB14E33 SLP250 P0000 T00780033 $
KDFW 022053Z 34023G30KT 10SM OVC022 08/03 A3027 RMK AO2 PK WND 34033/2026 RAB03E15 SLP247 P0002 60002 T00830033 53004 $
KDFW 021953Z 34028G34KT 10SM OVC020 09/03 A3026 RMK AO2 PK WND 32035/1940 SLP245 T00890028 $
KDFW 021853Z 32024G32KT 10SM OVC023 10/03 A3026 RMK AO2 PK WND 32032/1851 SLP245 T01000033 $
KDFW 021753Z 34022G26KT 10SM OVC022 11/04 A3026 RMK AO2 PK WND 34029/1711 SLP243 60000 T01060044 10111 20094 52018 $
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-70
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N371AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
KDFW
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