Swiss A320 at Zurich on Apr 25th 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: April 27, 2023 / 10:41:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-1058
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HB-IJL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
A replacement A320-200 registration HB-IJI reached Hamburg with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 13 hours after landing back.
Metars:
LSZH 251850Z VRB01KT 9999 SCT045 BKN055 08/04 Q1016 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251820Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW028 BKN055 08/04 Q1016 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251750Z 30003KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 FEW024TCU BKN070 08/04 Q1015 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251720Z 29010KT 9999 -SHRA FEW022 FEW024TCU BKN055 08/04 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA=
LSZH 251650Z 32008KT 290V030 9999 FEW022 FEW024TCU SCT046 09/04 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA=
LSZH 251620Z 35003KT 300V030 9999 FEW022 FEW024TCU SCT050 09/05 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA=
LSZH 251550Z 33010KT 9999 VCSH FEW022 FEW024TCU BKN065 08/05 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA=
LSZH 251520Z 25008KT 9999 VCSH FEW018 FEW026TCU BKN060 10/05 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251450Z 30006KT 260V320 9999 FEW018 FEW026TCU BKN055 10/05 Q1014 RESHRA TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251420Z 29005KT 270V330 9999 SHRA FEW016 SCT028 BKN050 08/05 Q1014 TEMPO NSW=
LSZH 251350Z 33006KT 9999 SHRA FEW015 SCT028 BKN055 08/04 Q1015 BECMG NSW=
LSZH 251320Z 30009KT 8000 -SHRA FEW013 FEW025TCU BKN055 09/05 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251250Z 26005KT 220V310 9999 -SHRA FEW013 FEW025TCU BKN055 10/05 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251220Z 29014KT 8000 -SHRADZ FEW013 FEW025TCU BKN033 BKN055 07/04 Q1014 RESHRA TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251150Z 26010KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015 FEW022TCU SCT028 BKN065 09/04 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251120Z 28010KT 250V310 9999 FEW018 SCT027 BKN036 10/04 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251050Z 28009KT 240V310 9999 FEW018 SCT024 BKN032 09/04 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
LSZH 251020Z 29010KT 9999 FEW017 SCT022 BKN030 08/04 Q1014 TEMPO SHRA=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-1058
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
HB-IJL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Zürich Airport, Zurich
Airport ICAO Code
LSZH
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