KLM Cityhopper E295 at Berlin on Mar 11th 2021, lightning strike
Last Update: March 13, 2021 / 22:43:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
KLM Cityhopper
Flight number
KL-1831
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Berlin, Germany
Aircraft Registration
PH-NXA
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195-E2
ICAO Type Designator
E295
Airport ICAO Code
EDDB
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight due to lightning strike damage, the flight had to be cancelled. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 48 hours before positioning back to Amsterdam.
The aircraft had joined the fleet of KLM Cityhopper on Feb 23rd 2021 having done it's first flight on Jan 22nd 2021.
Metars:
EDDB 111820Z 26017G27KT 9999 FEW025 SCT053CB 09/05 Q0995 NOSIG=
EDDB 111750Z 23009KT 9999 FEW025 09/06 Q0995 TEMPO 23015G25KT=
EDDB 111720Z 26009KT 9999 FEW025CB 08/05 Q0994 TEMPO 26015G25KT=
EDDB 111650Z 27017KT 9999 SCT025CB 10/05 Q0994 RETSRA TEMPO 24015G25KT=
EDDB 111620Z 20016KT 9999 SCT028CB 11/06 Q0993 TEMPO 20030G40KT TSRA BKN020CB=
COR EDDB 111550Z 21019KT 9999 FEW028 11/06 Q0993 TEMPO 20020G30KT TSRA BKN020CB=
EDDB 111520Z 20017KT 9999 FEW028 11/07 Q0994 TEMPO 20015G25KT=
EDDB 111450Z 21018KT 9999 BKN028 12/06 Q0994 TEMPO 21015G25KT=
EDDB 111420Z 21016KT 9999 BKN030 11/06 Q0994 TEMPO 21015G25KT SHRA BKN020CB=
EDDB 111350Z 20016KT 9999 BKN030 10/06 Q0995 TEMPO 20020G30KT SHRA BKN020CB=
EDDB 111320Z 20018KT 9999 SCT023 10/06 Q0996 TEMPO 20020G30KT SHRA BKN020CB=
EDDB 111250Z 21021G33KT 9999 SCT023 11/06 Q0996 TEMPO SHRA=
COR EDDB 111220Z 20018G28KT 9999 BKN045 10/07 Q0997 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
KLM Cityhopper
Flight number
KL-1831
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Berlin, Germany
Aircraft Registration
PH-NXA
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195-E2
ICAO Type Designator
E295
Airport ICAO Code
EDDB
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