THY A321 near Izmir on Jan 25th 2013, lightning strike

Last Update: January 26, 2013 / 18:19:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
THY Turkish Airlines

Flight number
TK-2348

Departure
Istanbul, Turkey

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JRI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration TC-JRI performing flight TK-2348 (dep Jan 24th) from Istanbul to Izmir (Turkey) with 112 passengers, was on approach to Izmir's runway 16L descending through 8000 feet when the aircraft's right hand engine (V2533) was hit by lightning. Passengers videotaped sparks from the right hand wing and assumed the right hand engine was on fire. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 16L. There were no injuries, the passengers disembarked normally.

Passengers reported the aircraft was hit by lightning shortly before landing, the right hand engine caught fire, the pilots activated the fire suppression system of the right hand engine. The aircraft landed shortly afterwards.

A video shows sparks from the right hand wing about the area of the right hand engine but neither fire nor streaks of flames.

The airline confirmed to Turkish Media that the aircraft received a lightning strike shortly before landing however did not comment any further.

Turkish Airlines told The Aviation Herald on Jan 26th 2013, that lightning hit the right hand engine, when the aircraft descended through 8000 feet on approach to Izmir. The rear cowl of the engine near the end of the duct caught fire, which remained on the exterior of the engine for several minutes and was visually confirmed by the crew. Although there was no abnormal indication of any engine parameter or any fire indication, due to the visual confirmation of fire the crew decided to action the engine fire checklist, shut the engine down and discharged both fire bottles, after which the fire was extinguished. The aircraft completed a safe single engine landing, as the engine was secured and there was no fire the passengers could disembark normally. The right hand engine's fan cowl, common nozzle assembly, thrust reverser proximity sensors and engine electronic control were found damaged and were replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 25, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
THY Turkish Airlines

Flight number
TK-2348

Departure
Istanbul, Turkey

Destination
Izmir, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JRI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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