Spicejet B738 at Bagdogra on Apr 6th 2019, hailed nose

Last Update: April 8, 2019 / 22:30:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-462

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SGH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SGH performing flight SG-462 from Bagdogra to Chennai (India), was climbing out of Bagdogra in thunderstorms when the aircraft received some hailstrike. The crew continued the climb to FL380 and continued to Chennai for a safe landing.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 42 hours after landing.

Metars Chennai:
VOMM 061100Z 14010KT 8000 FEW020 35/19 Q1008 NOSIG=
VOMM 061030Z 12011KT 8000 FEW020 35/21 Q1008 NOSIG=
VOMM 061000Z 16010KT 8000 FEW020 36/19 Q1008 NOSIG=
VOMM 060930Z 13010KT 8000 NSC 36/22 Q1008 NOSIG=
COR VOMM 060900Z 12012KT 8000 NSC 36/22 Q1008 NOSIG=
VOMM 060830Z 13012KT 8000 FEW020 37/23 Q1009 NOSIG=
VOMM 060800Z 16006KT 8000 FEW020 38/22 Q1009 NOSIG=
VOMM 060730Z 19008KT 7000 FEW020 37/20 Q1010 NOSIG=
VOMM 060700Z 20005KT 6000 FEW020 36/21 Q1011 NOSIG=
VOMM 060630Z 23005KT 6000 FEW020 36/22 Q1011 NOSIG=
VOMM 060600Z 18007KT 6000 FEW020 35/23 Q1012 NOSIG=

Short TAF Bagdogra (no METARs available):
TAF VEBD 060200Z 0603/0612 06005KT 3000 -RA HZ SCT018 BKN090 TEMPO 0605/0609 1500 TSRA SCT015 FEW025CB OVC080=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-462

Destination
Chennai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SGH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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