Argentinas B737 at Ushuaia on Dec 21st 2013, lightning strike
Last Update: December 24, 2013 / 22:38:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1890
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Ushuaia, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-BZA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The aircraft received punctures to the fuselage and the radome, the return flight AR-1891 needed to be cancelled.
The aircraft was able to position to Buenos Aires Aeroparque as flight AR-1061 on Dec 23rd but has not yet resumed service.
Metars:
SAWH 220100Z 23031G42KT 9999 +RA FEW020 BKN030 07/05 Q0996
SAWH 220000Z 23012KT 9999 FEW025 SCT040 09/05 Q0996
SAWH 212300Z 20012G64KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 10/07 Q0996
SAWH 212231Z 23018G64KT 9999 FEW020 SCT035 BKN080 09/06 Q0995
SAWH 212200Z 23036G64KT 5000 +RA OVC020 09/06 Q0994
SAWH 212100Z 07005KT 9999 SCT045 FEW100 14/05 Q0995
SAWH 212000Z 07008KT 9999 SCT045 FEW100 13/05 Q0996
SAWH 211800Z 23017KT 9999 BKN045 11/04 Q0996
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1890
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Ushuaia, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-BZA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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