American B788 at Buenos Aires on Dec 24th 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: December 26, 2023 / 15:27:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-908
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N808AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Airport ICAO Code
SAEZ
A replacement Boeing 787-8 registration N831AA reached Miami with a delay of about 26:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Buenos Aires about 60 hours after landing back.
Metars:
SAEZ 250400Z 25010KT 5000 TSRA BKN030 FEW040CB BKN060 19/18 Q1011 NOSIG RMK PP003=
SAEZ 250300Z 25006KT 8000 -TSRA SCT030 FEW040CB BKN060 21/18 Q1010 BECMG 5000 TSRA FEW040CB RMK PP001=
SAEZ 250200Z 08012G23KT 8000 -TSRA SCT030 FEW040CB BKN060 23/16 Q1009 BECMG 5000 TSRA FEW040CB RMK PP999=
SAEZ 250100Z 06008KT CAVOK 25/16 Q1008 NOSIG RMK PP000=
SAEZ 250000Z 04006KT 010V070 CAVOK 23/17 Q1008 NOSIG RMK PP000=
SAEZ 242300Z 07005KT CAVOK 23/17 Q1008 NOSIG RMK PP000=
SAEZ 242200Z 07008KT CAVOK 23/18 Q1008 NOSIG RMK PP000=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-908
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N808AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Airport ICAO Code
SAEZ
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