Jetblue A320 near New York on Jun 7th 2013, lightning strike

Last Update: June 8, 2013 / 15:49:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-425

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
West Palm Beach, United States

Aircraft Registration
N586JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N586JB performing flight B6-425 from Boston,MA to West Palm Beach,FL (USA) with 148 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Boston about 6nm south of New Bedford Municipial,MA (USA) at approximately 21:10L (01:10Z Jun 8th) when the crew reported they were in heavy rain and possibly had taken a lightning strike advising it was likely they would divert to New York's JFK Airport. The crew stopped the climb at FL270, entered a hold to assess the systems and possible damage, then decided to divert to JFK airport reporting they had multiple system failures they believed because of a lightning strike. While on approach to JFK Airport at 3000 feet, it was decided the aircraft would divert to Newark,NJ, the aircraft positioned for an approach to Newark's runway 04R and landed safely about 2 hours after stopping the climb.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N510JB reached West Palm Beach with a delay of 6:20 hours.

The incident aircraft has not yet departed Newark again about 10 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N586JB
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A320-232
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-425

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
West Palm Beach, United States

Aircraft Registration
N586JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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