American A321 near Charlotte on Dec 20th 2024, lightning strike

Last Update: December 23, 2024 / 17:56:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-506

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996AN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N996AN performing flight AA-506 from Charlotte,NC to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing out of Charlotte, when the aircraft received a lightning strike prompting the crew to level off at FL290 and return to Charlotte for a safe landing on runway 36C about 55 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DAMAGING THE NOSE, CHARLOTTE, NC."

A replacement A321-200 registration N581UW reached Seattle the following day with a delay of about 13:45 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Charlotte for about 41 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N996AN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-506

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N996AN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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