Saudia A333 at Jeddah on Nov 24th 2022, hail strike

Last Update: November 25, 2022 / 18:15:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-452

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQ25

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

Airport ICAO Code
OEJN

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HZ-AQ25 performing flight SV-452 from Khartoum (Sudan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), needed to enter a hold at high altitude to wait for better weather at Jeddah. The aircraft subsequently descended to FL110 for an approach to Jeddah but climbed back to FL190, positioned for another approach and landed safely on Jeddah's runway 16C at 11:14L (08:14Z) about 45 minutes after entering the first hold.

Metars:
OEJN 240900Z 01009KT 2500 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB BKN040 22/22 Q1012 NOSIG=
OEJN 240822Z 02009KT 2500 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB BKN040 21/21 Q1012 TEMPO 0800=
OEJN 240800Z 02015KT 0800 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB BKN040 21/21 Q1013 NOSIG=
OEJN 240712Z 29005KT 0500 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB BKN040 21/21 Q1013 NOSIG=
OEJN 240700Z 07017KT 2900 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB BKN040 21/21 Q1010 NOSIG=
OEJN 240635Z 04010KT 2800 TSRA FEW020 FEW030CB SCT040 20/20 Q1010 NOSIG=
OEJN 240600Z 04011KT 0050 +TSRA FEW030CB BKN040 23/23 Q1011 NOSIG=
OEJN 240501Z 16005KT 2400 TSRA FEW030CB BKN040 27/20 Q1008 TEMPO RA=
OEJN 240500Z 14004KT 6000 TSRA FEW030CB BKN040 28/17 Q1008 NOSIG=
OEJN 240441Z 10004KT 6000 TS FEW030CB BKN040 28/18 Q1007 TEMPO TSRA=
OEJN 240400Z 13006KT 9999 FEW030CB BKN040 28/18 Q1008 TEMPO TSRA=
OEJN 240334Z 13006KT 9999 FEW030CB BKN040 28/19 Q1007 NOSIG=
OEJN 240333Z 13006KT 9999 FEW030CB BKN040 28/19 Q1007 NOSIG=
OEJN 240300Z 15006KT 9999 FEW040 27/19 Q1007 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-452

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQ25

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

Airport ICAO Code
OEJN

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