Malta A320 at Tel Aviv on Dec 13th 2013, lightning strike
Last Update: December 17, 2013 / 19:37:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-7828
Departure
Malta, Malta
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight however, which needed to be postponed to the next day. The aircraft returned as flight KM-7829 the following day with a delay of about 36 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-7828
Departure
Malta, Malta
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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