Hawaiian A332 at Las Vegas on Oct 1st 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: October 3, 2023 / 19:55:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Hawaiian Airlines
Flight number
HA-5
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
N393HA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported the aircraft sustained a lightning strike.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Las Vegas about 38 hours after landing back.
Metars:
KLAS 020456Z 24005G16KT 10SM FEW045 BKN100 16/06 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 26029/0416 SLP109 SH DSNT W-NW T01610056=
KLAS 020442Z 26010G18KT 10SM FEW045 BKN100 16/06 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 26029/0416 SH DSNT W-NW T01610056=
KLAS 020356Z 26016G24KT 10SM FEW045 BKN100 17/06 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/0322 LTG DSNT SW SLP099 SH DSNT W-NW T01670056=
KLAS 020256Z 27009KT 10SM FEW030 BKN080 17/09 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW RAE43 TSE52 SLP093 SH DSNT SW AND W-NW P0009 60013 T01720089 53012=
KLAS 020156Z 24009G23KT 210V280 7SM -TSRA FEW045 BKN080CB 17/07 A2981 RMK AO2 RAB36 TSB22E37B38 SLP082 CONS LTGICCC OHD-S-W TS OHD-S-W MOV N P0004 T01720072=
KLAS 020128Z 34006KT 10SM TS FEW050 BKN090CB BKN180 22/04 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW TSB22 OCNL LTGICCC S TS S MOV N T02220039=
KLAS 020056Z 01006KT 10SM FEW060 BKN090 BKN180 22/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP077 CB DSNT S SH DSNT S AND W T02220033=
KLAS 012356Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 SCT100 SCT180 22/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP078 ACC DSNT E-SE CB DSNT SW AND W-NW SH DSNT SW AND W-NW T02220039 10233 20194 55005=
KLAS 012256Z 12005KT 10SM FEW050 SCT100 22/04 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP077 ACC DSNT E-SE TCU DSNT SW CB DSNT NW T02220039=
KLAS 012156Z 00000KT 10SM FEW075 BKN100 22/03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP081 CB DSNT NW T02170033=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Hawaiian Airlines
Flight number
HA-5
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
N393HA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
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