Austrian A320 at Tirana on Jan 20th 2022, lightning strike
Last Update: January 22, 2022 / 23:59:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-849
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Tirana, Albania
Aircraft Registration
OE-LZD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LATI
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 41 hours.
Metars:
LATI 210050Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT020CB BKN025 OVC040 08/06 Q1018 RETS NOSIG=
LATI 210020Z VRB03KT 9999 VCTS FEW020CB BKN025 OVC040 08/06 Q1017 NOSIG=
LATI 202350Z 11006KT 080V150 9999 -RA BKN025 OVC040 09/06 Q1017 NOSIG=
LATI 202320Z VRB02KT 9999 DZ SCT015 OVC030 08/06 Q1018 NOSIG=
LATI 202250Z 32003KT 290V350 9999 BKN026 OVC033 08/05 Q1018 NOSIG=
LATI 202220Z 14005KT 9999 RA SCT025 OVC045 09/05 Q1018 NOSIG=
LATI 202150Z 14008KT 9999 -RA FEW031 BKN044 OVC055 10/03 Q1018 NOSIG=
LATI 202120Z 14008KT 9999 SCT048 OVC074 10/01 Q1019 NOSIG=
LATI 202050Z 14008KT 9999 FEW031 OVC078 10/01 Q1019 NOSIG=
LATI 202020Z 17005KT 9999 BKN030 OVC076 08/02 Q1019 NOSIG=
LATI 201950Z 15005KT 9999 BKN035 09/02 Q1020 NOSIG=
LATI 201920Z 12006KT 9999 BKN068 09/02 Q1020 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-849
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Tirana, Albania
Aircraft Registration
OE-LZD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LATI
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