TAROM B738 at Bucharest on Mar 8th 2020, lightning strike

Last Update: March 9, 2020 / 22:25:45 GMT/Zulu time

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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
Henri Coandă International Airport, Bucharest

Airport ICAO Code
LROP

A TAROM Boeing 737-800, registration YR-BGL performing flight RO-373 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Brussels (Belgium) with 80 people on board, was climbing out of Otopeni's runway 08R when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The aircraft continued the climb and was enroute at FL380 about 180nm northwest of Bucharest when the crew decided to return to Otopeni. The aircraft landed safely on Otopeni's runway 08L about 65 minutes after departure.

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
Henri Coandă International Airport, Bucharest

Airport ICAO Code
LROP

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