Germanwings A319 near Naples on May 26th 2012, lightning strike

Last Update: May 28, 2012 / 14:58:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2012

Flight number
4U-3862

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWI performing flight 4U-3862 from Hanover (Germany) to Naples (Italy), received a lightning strike while on approach to Naples. The crew continued for a safe landing in Naples at 07:36L (05:36Z).

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWD positioned from Cologne (Germany) to Naples as flight 4U-6901 and performed the return flight 4U-3863 reaching Hanover with a delay of 11 hours.

A passenger on the return flight said the return flight's captain announced the originally assigned aircraft had received a lightning strike inbound to Naples and had not been released to service again. Earlier passengers had been told the incoming aircraft had suffered a bird strike, the captain denied that information in his announcement explicitely stating there had been no bird strike.

The incident aircraft positioned to Cologne the following day as flight 4U-6900 departing Naples about 27 hours after landing and resumed service on May 28th about 48 hours after landing in Naples.

Metars:
LIRN 260750Z 08004KT 050V110 9999 FEW030 BKN060 18/14 Q1016
LIRN 260720Z 35005KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 17/13 Q1016
LIRN 260650Z 35004KT 320V030 9999 SCT030 BKN060 18/13 Q1016
LIRN 260620Z 04005KT 360V070 7000 3000NE VCSH FEW030 BKN050 18/14 Q1015
LIRN 260550Z 01003KT 320V080 5000 BR BKN050 19/16 Q1015
LIRN 260520Z VRB02KT 4000 BR BKN050 18/16 Q1015
LIRN 260450Z 00000KT 4000 BR SCT050 17/16 Q1015
LIRN 260420Z 00000KT 4000 BR SCT050 17/15 Q1015
LIRN 260350Z 00000KT 5000 BR SCT050 17/15 Q1014
LIRN 260320Z 00000KT 5000 BR SCT050 17/16 Q1014
LIRN 260250Z VRB02KT 5000 BR SCT050 18/16 Q1014
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2012

Flight number
4U-3862

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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