Nordic Regional E190 at Helsinki on Aug 12th 2018, lightning strike

Last Update: August 12, 2018 / 22:31:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AY-315

Destination
Vaasa, Finland

Aircraft Registration
OH-LKL

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Nordic Regional Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 on behalf of Finnair, registration OH-LKL performing flight AY-315 from Helsinki to Vaasa (Finland) with 47 people on board, was climbing out of Helsinki when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The crew stopped the climb at FL180 and returned to Helsinki for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Helsinki about 8 hours after landing back.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AY-315

Destination
Vaasa, Finland

Aircraft Registration
OH-LKL

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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