Air France B744 at Rio de Janeiro on Nov 12th 2013, hail strike
Last Update: November 13, 2013 / 21:01:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-443
Departure
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GITI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport ICAO Code
SBGL
Passengers reported the aircraft also received a lightning strike.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Rio de Janeiro due to a damaged windscreen. The flight was cancelled.
Metars:
SBGL 130200Z 17004KT CAVOK 26/22 Q1012
SBGL 130100Z 08001KT 9999 FEW020 BKN100 26/22 Q1012
SBGL 130000Z 12002KT 9999 FEW020 BKN050 26/22 Q1011 RETS
SBGL 122300Z 01006KT 9999 TS FEW020 FEW030CB SCT080 26/22 Q1010
SBGL 122200Z 10007KT 9999 TS SCT020 FEW030CB BKN080 26/22 Q1009
SBGL 122100Z 11015KT 9999 TS SCT020 FEW030CB BKN080 27/20 Q1007
SBGL 122000Z 14018KT 8000 -RA BKN020 SCT025TCU BKN080 31/20 Q1005
SBGL 121925Z 20030G42KT 8000 2000SW VCSH BKN020 SCT025 29/20 Q1005
SBGL 121910Z 18017G29KT 9999 2500S VCSH BKN020 FEW025TCU 32/17 Q1004
SBGL 121900Z 21017KT 9999 SCT025 FEW030TCU 36/18 Q1004
SBGL 121800Z 33005KT 9999 FEW025 40/19 Q1003
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-443
Departure
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GITI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport ICAO Code
SBGL
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