Southern Air B734 at Cincinnati on Mar 25th 2019, lightning strike
Last Update: March 25, 2019 / 22:40:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Southern Air
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N305GT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
The aircraft is still on the ground in Cincinnati about 16 hours after landing.
A listener on frequency reported the crew reported as result of the lightning strike they lost their autopilot, a number of navigation instruments including the FMC and their weather radar, however, their primary flight instruments were working all okay. The crew annotated the ILS receiver for runway 27 seemed to be working okay and completed their landing on runway 27 without further incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Southern Air
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N305GT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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