SAS A359 near Copenhagen on Sep 24th 2024, lightning strike
Last Update: September 25, 2024 / 12:25:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
SE-RSD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
Airport ICAO Code
EKCH
A passenger reported: "During the climb at apx 23:55 MET, there was a loud bang and a bright flash on the left side windows. At 0:04 the Captain announced that this was a lightning strike and that all systems are normal. 10 minutes later he confirmed and told us he would be back with more information. At apx 0:28 the aircraft entered a steep left curve in Polish airspace and after that an announcement was made that we would return to Copenhagen for inspection. At arrival we had an overweight landing, Service vehicles were waiting at the runway. During taxi we could feel that the breaks were hot and the aircraft stopped multiple times."
The flight was ultimately postponed to the following day.
Metars:
EKCH 250020Z AUTO 21013KT 9000 -RA BKN011/// BKN051/// BKN065/// 15/14 Q0997 TEMPO SHRA BKN008=
EKCH 242353Z 20012KT 8000 -RA SCT015 BKN055 15/14 Q0997 NOSIG=
EKCH 242350Z 20012KT 8000 -RA SCT015 BKN055 15/14 Q0997 RESHRA NOSIG=
EKCH 242320Z 19013KT 4000 RA BR BKN005 FEW050CB 15/14 Q0997 BECMG 9999 NSW BKN015=
EKCH 242315Z 19013KT 4000 RA BR BKN005 FEW050CB 15/14 Q0997 BECMG 9999 NSW BKN015=
EKCH 242250Z 19013KT 8000 RA BKN011 FEW050CB 15/14 Q0998 TEMPO 4000 BECMG NSW=
EKCH 242232Z 19012KT 4000 RA BR BKN010 FEW050CB 14/13 Q0998 BECMG 9999 NSW BKN015=
EKCH 242220Z 20013KT 3000 RA BR FEW006 SCT050CB 14/14 Q0998 TEMPO 8000 NSW BKN008=
EKCH 242209Z 19017KT 4000 RA BR FEW011 OVC050CB 14/13 Q0998 TEMPO 8000 NSW BKN008=
EKCH 242150Z 20015KT 9999 -RA FEW011 BKN080 15/13 Q0998 TEMPO 4000 SHRA BKN008 FEW020CB=
COR EKCH 242120Z 21013KT 8000 -RA FEW011CB BKN025 15/14 Q0998 TEMPO 8000 SHRA BKN008=
EKCH 242053Z 22010KT 5000 -RA BR FEW009CB BKN080 15/14 Q0998 TEMPO BKN015=
EKCH 242050Z 22009KT 5000 -RA BR FEW009CB BKN080 15/14 Q0998 TEMPO BKN015=
EKCH 242020Z 19007KT 160V220 6000 -RA BKN010CB 15/14 Q0998 BECMG SCT015=
EKCH 241950Z 17001KT 7000 -RA SCT008 BKN070CB 14/13 Q0998 NOSIG=
EKCH 241920Z 22002KT 7000 -RA FEW010 BKN060CB 14/13 Q0999 NOSIG=
EKCH 241850Z 22004KT 7000 RA BKN010CB 14/13 Q0999 BECMG 1500=
EKCH 241820Z 25004KT 8000 -RA BKN045CB 14/13 Q0999 TEMPO 4000 MOD RA BKN012=
EKCH 241750Z 26005KT 8000 -RA BKN080CB 14/13 Q0999 TEMPO 4000 MOD RA BKN012=
EKCH 241720Z 29006KT 8000 -RA BKN080CB 14/13 Q0999 TEMPO 4000 MOD RA BKN012=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-997
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
SE-RSD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
Airport ICAO Code
EKCH
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