Alaska B737 at Cordova on Jan 27th 2020, lightning strike

Last Update: January 31, 2020 / 20:55:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-66

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Cordova, United States

Aircraft Registration
N644AS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N644AS performing flight AS-66 from Anchorage,AK to Cordova,AK (USA) with 60 people on board, was descending towards Cordova still in cloud when lightning struck the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Cordova.

Passengers reported the aircraft had not yet come out of low cloud when a lightning struck the aircraft's left side with a loud bang, the left hand engine (CFM56) emitted sparks and streaks of flames making the passenger believe the left hand engine had failed. The aircraft banked left, came out of the clouds and landed.

Alaska Airlines reported the aircraft received a lightning strike, the sparks and streaks of flames seen out of the engine were likely static discharge from the left wing. The aircraft was taken out of service for examination and flown to Seattle,WA (USA) for further inspection. No significant damage was found.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Cordova for about 24 hours, then positioned to Seattle, remained on the ground in Seattle for 43 hours and returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Alaska Airlines

Flight number
AS-66

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Cordova, United States

Aircraft Registration
N644AS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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