Austrian E195 at Vienna on Apr 15th 2024, lightning strike
Last Update: April 17, 2024 / 19:27:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-543
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Naples, Italy
Aircraft Registration
OE-LWH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195
ICAO Type Designator
E195
Airport ICAO Code
LOWW
The rotation was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Vienna about 50 hours after landing back.
Metars:
LOWW 151820Z 16009KT 9999 SHRA FEW040CB 13/12 Q1006 TEMPO -SHRA=
LOWW 151750Z 17009KT 9999 SHRA FEW003 FEW040CB 13/12 Q1006 TEMPO -SHRA=
LOWW 151720Z 15006KT 5000 SHRA FEW022 SCT040 FEW040CB BKN046 13/12 Q1006 RETSRA NOSIG=
LOWW 151650Z 18007KT 9000 TSRA FEW003 SCT011 FEW040CB BKN050 13/12 Q1007 RESHRA TEMPO -SHRA=
LOWW 151620Z 15004KT 120V200 9999 SHRA FEW015 FEW040CB 14/12 Q1007 RETS TEMPO -SHRA=
LOWW 151550Z 10004KT 020V170 9999 -TSRA FEW014 FEW040CB 14/12 Q1007 TEMPO SHRA=
LOWW 151520Z 04003KT 010V090 9999 -SHRA FEW022 FEW040CB 14/12 Q1008 RETSRA TEMPO SHRA=
LOWW 151450Z 33006KT 300V010 9999 TSRA FEW038 FEW040CB SCT046 BKN050 14/12 Q1008 TEMPO SHRA=
LOWW 151420Z 32014KT 8000 TSRA FEW030 BKN038 FEW040CB 16/12 Q1009 RESHRA TEMPO SHRA=
LOWW 151350Z 31013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW040CB BKN050 19/10 Q1008 TEMPO SHRA TEMPO FM1500 TSRA=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-543
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Naples, Italy
Aircraft Registration
OE-LWH
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195
ICAO Type Designator
E195
Airport ICAO Code
LOWW
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