Smartlynx Estonia A320 near Tallinn on Jun 29th 2013, lightning strike

Last Update: June 30, 2013 / 00:35:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MYX-538

Destination
Tallinn, Estonia

Aircraft Registration
ES-SAL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Smartlynx Estonia Airbus A320-200, registration ES-SAL performing flight MYX-538 (dep Jun 28th) from Antalya (Turkey) to Tallinn (Estonia), was descending towards Tallinn when lightning struck the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Tallinn's runway 26.

A post flight inspection revealed lightning damage on several parts of the aircraft requiring repair.

The next scheduled flight MYX-535 to Antalya was delayed to the next day.

Smartlynx Estonia operate one Airbus A320-200 registration ES-SAL.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MYX-538

Destination
Tallinn, Estonia

Aircraft Registration
ES-SAL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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