Transavia B738 at Amsterdam on Nov 26th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: November 28, 2017 / 00:27:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 26, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-5951
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
PH-HZW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PH-HSI reached Lisbon with a delay of 2:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 21.5 hours, then returned to service.
Metars:
EHAM 261755Z 28009KT 9999 FEW025CB SCT028 05/01 Q1020 TEMPO 29015G25KT 7000 SHRA=
EHAM 261725Z 29014KT 250V320 9999 -SHRA FEW025CB SCT028 05/01 Q1020 TEMPO 29015G25KT 7000 SHRA=
EHAM 261655Z 28010KT 9999 FEW025CB SCT028 05/01 Q1020 TEMPO 29015G25KT 7000 SHRA=
EHAM 261625Z 28011KT 260V320 9999 -SHRA FEW025CB 06/02 Q1020 TEMPO 28013G23KT 7000 SHRA=
EHAM 261555Z 28011KT 250V310 9999 VCSH FEW025CB SCT028 06/02 Q1020 TEMPO 28013G23KT 7000 SHRA=
EHAM 261525Z 27012KT 230V300 9999 VCSH FEW025CB 06/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
EHAM 261455Z 28011KT 9999 FEW025CB 07/03 Q1019 NOSIG=
EHAM 261425Z 28010KT 250V310 9999 FEW023 FEW025CB 06/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
EHAM 261355Z 28013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW023 FEW025CB 07/02 Q1019 TEMPO 7000=
EHAM 261325Z 27010KT 9999 VCSH FEW023 FEW025CB 06/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 26, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-5951
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Lisbon, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
PH-HZW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
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