Iberia A359 at Quito on Sep 28th 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: October 1, 2023 / 17:16:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 28, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6453
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-NVR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
Airport ICAO Code
SEQM
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground in Quito about 3 days after landing.
Metars:
SEQM 282300Z 15006KT 9999 FEW020 BKN026 OVC090 15/11 Q1024 NOSIG RMK A3025=
SEQM 282200Z 22008KT 180V250 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN030 OVC300 15/11 Q1023 NOSIG RMK A3022=
SEQM 282152Z 23007KT 180V270 9999 -RA BKN030 OVC033 15/11 Q1023 RETS NOSIG RMK A3021=
COR SEQM 282100Z 35012KT 310V020 9999 TS VCSH FEW026CB BKN030 BKN300 21/11 Q1022 TEMPO TL2140 TSRA RMK A3019=
SEQM 282000Z 36018G28KT 9999 VCSH FEW030TCU BKN033 BKN300 22/12 Q1022 NOSIG RMK A3018=
SEQM 281900Z 35019KT 320V030 9999 VCSH FEW033TCU SCT040 BKN300 25/11 Q1021 NOSIG RMK A3017=
SEQM 281800Z 34017KT 9999 SCT040 25/07 Q1022 NOSIG RMK A3019=
SEQM 281700Z 33011KT 300V360 9999 FEW040 BKN300 26/06 Q1023 NOSIG RMK A3023=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 28, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6453
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-NVR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
Airport ICAO Code
SEQM
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