Lufthansa A320 at Genoa on Oct 27th 2018, lightning strike
Last Update: November 3, 2018 / 20:19:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-226
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Genoa, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LIMJ
The aircraft remained on the ground in Zurich for about 20 hours, then positioned to Frankfurt/Main. The aircraft returned to service about 16 hours after landing Frankfurt.
Metars:
LIMJ 271820Z VRB05KT 4000 RA FEW008 BKN015 16/16 Q0999=
LIMJ 271750Z 22009KT 190V280 4000 RA BKN014 FEW020CB 16/15 Q0999 RETS=
LIMJ 271720Z 22013G23KT 200V260 2000 +TSRA BKN014 SCT020CB 16/15 Q0999=
LIMJ 271650Z 22010KT 210V270 3500 TSRA BKN014 SCT020CB 17/15 Q0999=
LIMJ 271620Z 18007KT 140V210 2500 RA FEW012TCU BKN014 18/17 Q0999=
LIMJ 271550Z 19007KT 170V230 9999 -RA FEW008 SCT012 BKN035 18/16 Q0999=
LIMJ 271520Z 19007KT 130V220 7000 -RA FEW008 SCT012 BKN035 18/17 Q1000=
LIMJ 271450Z 17007KT 5000 -RA FEW008 SCT012 BKN035 17/16 Q1000 RERA=
LIMJ 271420Z 16007KT 2000 RA BKN012 FEW018TCU 17/17 Q1000=
LIMJ 271350Z 19011KT 150V220 3000 RA BKN012 FEW020CB BKN045 17/16 Q1000 RETS=
LIMJ 271320Z 20012KT 7000 TSRA BKN012 FEW020CB BKN045 18/17 Q1000=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-226
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Genoa, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LIMJ
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