Eastern Australia DH8C at Sydney on Jun 19th 2018, lightning strike
Last Update: June 19, 2018 / 17:06:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Eastern Australia Airlines
Flight number
QF-2164
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Port Macquarie, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-TQH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
A replacement Dash 8-300 registration VH-TQZ reached Port Macquarie with a delay of 2:40 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sydney about 17 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Eastern Australia Airlines
Flight number
QF-2164
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Port Macquarie, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-TQH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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