Qantas B738 at Kalgoorlie on May 13th 2012, lightning strike
Last Update: May 14, 2012 / 21:02:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2012
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1064
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Kalgoorlie, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VXC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VZM reached Kalgoorlie with a delay of 4:45 hours.
The airline said there was no maintenance support in Kalgoorlie, hence the aircraft returned to Perth for the required checks.
Metars:
YPKG 131200Z AUTO 22012KT 9999 // SCT067 OVC089 21/07 Q1021
YPKG 131154Z AUTO 08004KT 9999 // SCT067 SCT078 OVC091 22/05 Q1020
YPKG 131130Z AUTO 05011KT 9999 // SCT079 SCT100 23/03 Q1018
YPKG 131100Z AUTO 06011KT 9999 // NCD 23/03 Q1017
YPKG 131030Z AUTO 05009KT 9999 // NCD 23/03 Q1017
YPKG 131000Z AUTO 05008KT 9999 // NCD 23/03 Q1017
YPKG 130930Z AUTO 06007KT 9999 // NCD 23/04 Q1017
YPKG 130900Z AUTO 06009KT 9999 // NCD 24/04 Q1017
YPKG 130830Z AUTO 05009KT 9999 // NCD 25/04 Q1017
YPKG 130800Z AUTO 05010KT 9999 // SCT115 26/03 Q1017
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2012
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1064
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Kalgoorlie, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VXC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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