ANZ B789 near Auckland on May 31st 2019, lightning strike
Last Update: June 1, 2019 / 20:20:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-42
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Papeete, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NZJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The airline confirmed a lightning strike as cause for the return, lightning strikes are not that uncommon though and aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Auckland about 35 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-42
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Papeete, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NZJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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