TAROM B738 at Bucharest on Mar 8th 2020, lightning strike
Last Update: March 9, 2020 / 22:25:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-373
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LROP
A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration YR-BGE reached Brussels with a delay of 2:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bucharest about 30 hours after landing back.
Metars:
LROP 081800Z 06009KT 8000 FEW004 SCT030CB 09/09 Q1016 RESHRA R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081730Z 07009KT 8000 SHRA SCT030CB 09/09 Q1016 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081700Z 08008KT 8000 SHRA SCT030CB 09/09 Q1016 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081630Z 07011KT 7000 SHRA SCT030CB 09/09 Q1016 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081600Z 06009KT 7000 SHRA BKN027CB 09/09 Q1016 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081530Z 06009KT 5000 +SHRA BKN025CB OVC043 10/09 Q1016 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081500Z 03010KT 9999 SCT023CB BKN026 OVC049 11/08 Q1016 R88/19//95 TEMPO 5000 -TSRA=
LROP 081430Z 05011KT 9999 FEW025CB BKN029 OVC046 12/09 Q1015 R88/29//95 TEMPO 5000 -TSRA=
LROP 081400Z 03010KT 9999 OVC029 12/10 Q1015 R88/29//95 TEMPO 5000 -SHRA SCT025CB OVC030=
LROP 081330Z 04010KT 9999 -RA OVC030 12/10 Q1015 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
COR LROP 081300Z 08010KT 9999 -RA OVC032 12/09 Q1015 R88/29//95 NOSIG=
COR LROP 081230Z 07012KT 9999 OVC032 13/08 Q1015 R88/19//95 NOSIG=
LROP 081200Z 07011KT 9999 OVC030 13/08 Q1015 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 8, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-373
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LROP
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