BAW E190 at London on May 13th 2026, lightning strike
Last Update: May 14, 2026 / 17:37:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-8724
Departure
London City, United Kingdom
Destination
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-LCYM
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
Airport
London City Airport, London
Airport ICAO Code
EGLC
A passenger reported there was a loud bang.
A replacement Embraer ERJ-190 registration G-LCAD reached Glasgow with a delay of about 2:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 15.5 hours, then positioned to Exeter,EN (UK) before being returned to service.
Metars:
EGLC 131920Z AUTO 28009KT 9999 NCD 10/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131850Z AUTO 28009KT 9999 NCD 10/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131820Z AUTO 29010KT 260V350 9999 -RA FEW028/// SCT036/// BKN046/// //////CB 10/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131750Z AUTO 29011KT 260V320 9999 -RA BKN034 BKN041 10/05 Q1002=
EGLC 131720Z AUTO 27008KT 9999 SCT039/// //////CB 10/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131650Z AUTO 32012KT 280V360 9999 FEW041/// //////CB 09/04 Q1002 RETS RETSRA=
EGLC 131620Z AUTO 26016KT 220V290 9999 FEW033/// SCT044/// //////CB 12/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131550Z AUTO 27012KT 9999 NCD 11/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131520Z AUTO 27011KT 9999 //////CB 10/04 Q1001=
EGLC 131450Z AUTO 30015G26KT 250V330 9999 -RA FEW024/// BKN034/// //////CB 10/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131420Z AUTO 28009KT 240V320 9999 //////CB 11/06 Q1001=
EGLC 131350Z 29012KT 260V330 9999 -RA VCTS SCT025CB BKN037 BKN046 09/05 Q1001 RETSRA=
EGLC 131320Z AUTO 30014KT 270V340 9999 VCTS SCT041/// SCT049/// //////CB 12/05 Q1001=
EGLC 131250Z AUTO 29011KT 250V320 9999 VCTS SCT039/// BKN046/// //////CB 12/04 Q1001 RETSGR RETSRA RESHGR=
EGLC 131220Z AUTO 25012KT 9999 SHGR SCT035/// SCT043/// //////CB 11/06 Q1001=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-8724
Departure
London City, United Kingdom
Destination
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-LCYM
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
Airport
London City Airport, London
Airport ICAO Code
EGLC
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