Brussels A320 at Brussels on Aug 25th 2023, lightning strike

Last Update: August 26, 2023 / 18:01:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3289

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
OO-TCH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Brussels Airport, Brussels

Airport ICAO Code
EBBR

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OO-TCH performing flight SN-3289 from Brussels (Belgium) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was climbing out of Brussels' runway 25R when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The crew stopped the climb at FL290, burned off fuel and returned to Brussels for a safe landing on runway 25L about 90 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft received minor damage to its nose when it encountered a lightning strike. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 10 hours after landing back.

Metars:
EBBR 251120Z 25006KT 220V290 3500 -RA BKN006 BKN030 20/19 Q1008 NOSIG=
EBBR 251050Z 21006KT 6000 RA SCT011TCU BKN020 19/18 Q1009 NOSIG=
COR EBBR 251020Z 20004KT 8000 VCSH SCT007 BKN009 20/19 Q1008 NOSIG=
EBBR 250950Z 19005KT 9999 VCSH SCT008 BKN012 19/18 Q1008 NOSIG=
EBBR 250920Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT006 BKN008 20/18 Q1008 NOSIG=
COR EBBR 250850Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT006 BKN008 20/18 Q1008 NOSIG=
EBBR 250820Z 28004KT 7000 -RA SCT008 SCT030CB BKN040 19/18 Q1008 RESHRA TEMPO 3500 SHRA TSRA BKN020CB=
EBBR 250750Z 22004KT 190V250 7000 SHRA SCT006 SCT010 BKN030TCU 19/18 Q1008 TEMPO 3500 SHRA TSRA BKN020CB=
EBBR 250720Z VRB01KT 9999 VCSH SCT009 BKN030TCU 19/18 Q1007 RERA TEMPO 3500 SHRA TSRA BKN020CB=
COR EBBR 250650Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN009 19/18 Q1008 RERA NOSIG=
EBBR 250620Z 24003KT 8000 RA SCT009 SCT012 BKN022CB 18/18 Q1008 RETS TEMPO 2000 TSRA SHRA=
EBBR 250550Z 36003KT 3800 TSRA BKN022CB BKN048 18/18 Q1007 TEMPO 2000 TSRA=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3289

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
OO-TCH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Brussels Airport, Brussels

Airport ICAO Code
EBBR

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