Libyan Arab A320 at Jeddah on Nov 24th 2022, hail strike

Last Update: November 26, 2022 / 11:56:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Libyan Airlines

Flight number
LN-1257

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Benghazi, Libya

Aircraft Registration
5A-LAK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah

Airport ICAO Code
OEJN

A Libyan Arab Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration 5A-LAK performing flight LN-1257 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Benghazi (Libya), was climbing out of Jeddah's runway 16C at 08:54L (05:54Z) when the crew stopped the climb due to a hail strike damaging both windshields. The aircraft positioned for an immediate return to Jeddah but aborted the approach at about 2000 feet and climbed again to 8000 feet and subsequently entered a hold at 5000 feet to wait for better weather. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 16C about one hour after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Jeddah about 53 hours after landing back.

About 95 minutes later another aircraft suffered a hail strike, see Incident: Saudia A333 at Jeddah on Nov 24th 2022, hail strike.

Metars:
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 240333Z 13006KT 9999 FEW030CB BKN040 28/19 Q1007 NOSIG=
OEJN 240300Z 15006KT 9999 FEW040 27/19 Q1007 NOSIG=
OEJN 240200Z 10004KT 9999 FEW040 27/19 Q1008 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Libyan Airlines

Flight number
LN-1257

Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Benghazi, Libya

Aircraft Registration
5A-LAK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah

Airport ICAO Code
OEJN

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