Dniproavia B735 at Moscow on Apr 26th 2012, lightning strike
Last Update: May 26, 2012 / 15:58:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Dniproavia
Flight number
VV-445
Departure
Odessa, Ukraine
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
UR-DND
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Ukraine's Ministry of Transport reported in their monthly bulletin that a post flight inspection revealed rivets were missing from the front right fuselage and the tail plane, the top beacon and the tail strobe position lights were inoperative and the wiring of the strobe lights was damaged.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Dniproavia
Flight number
VV-445
Departure
Odessa, Ukraine
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
UR-DND
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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