Yakutia B738 at Moscow on Jun 2nd 2014, indications of atmospheric discharge

Last Update: June 8, 2014 / 17:37:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 2, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
R3-802

Aircraft Registration
VP-BEP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BEP performing flight R3-802 from Simferopol (Ukraine) to Moscow Vnukovo (Russia) with 59 passengers and 6 crew, landed safely in Moscow Vnukovo following what appeared to be an uneventful flight.

Russia's Authorities reported subsequently however, that a post flight inspection of the aircraft revealed indications of discharge of atmospheric electricity on 16 rivets at the left hand and 2 rivets at the right hand side of the fuselage. In addition the left hand angle of attack sensor and the dischargers at the stabilizer were damaged.

The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service on Jun 4th 2014.

On Jun 2nd 2014 the weather was seriously clear in Moscow, however, a thunderstorm went over Simferopol at the time of departure.

Russia's news agency Interfax had reported a lightning strike happened on flight R3-801 to Simferopol on Jun 4th causing the aircraft to return to Vnukovo prompting Vnukovo Airport to comment that report was a "clear duck", see News: Yakutia B738 near Moscow on Jun 4th 2014, Interfax report lightning strike, the news agency subsequently changed their report to say that the lighting strike happened on flight R3-802 on approach to Vnukovo on Jun 4th.

Metars Simferopol:
UKFF 021300Z 25008MPS VCTS SCT033CB 230V330 9999 BKN043 20/15 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 TSRAGR VRB10G18MPS-SQ
UKFF 021254Z 25007MPS VCTS SCT033CB 230V330 9999 BKN050 20/15 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 TSRAGR VRB10G18MPS-SQ
UKFF 021249Z 26007MPS SCT033CB 190V300 9999 BKN050 21/15 Q1010 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021230Z 9999 VRB02MPS SCT033CB BKN050 23/13 Q1010 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021200Z 9999 VRB01MPS SCT033CB BKN050 22/13 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021138Z 07003MPS SCT033CB 010V120 9999 BKN050 23/13 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021130Z 06003MPS VCTS SCT033CB 010V110 9999 BKN050 OVC200 23/14 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021111Z 05005MPS VCTS SCT033CB 030V120 9999 BKN050 OVC200 22/13 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021100Z 06006MPS SCT033CB 020V080 9999 BKN050 OVC200 22/12 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021030Z 08006MPS SCT033CB 050V120 9999 BKN050 OVC200 22/14 Q1011 TEMPO 19,010,065 VRB10G18MPS-TSRA SQ
UKFF 021000Z 02003MPS SCT030CB 300V100 9999 BKN050 OVC200 22/14 Q1011 TEMPO-TSRA 19,010,065 BKN015CB
UKFF 020930Z 9999 VRB02MPS SCT030CB BKN050 OVC200 22/13 Q1011 TEMPO-TSRA 19,010,065 BKN015CB
UKFF 020900Z 36002MPS FEW030CB 290V090 9999 BKN050 OVC200 22/13 Q1011 TEMPO-TSRA 19,010,065 BKN015CB
UKFF 020830Z 9999 00000MPS FEW030CB BKN050 OVC200 21/13 Q1011 TEMPO-TSRA 19,010,065 BKN015CB
UKFF 020800Z 00000MPS FEW030CB 9999 SCT046 OVC200 21/13 Q1011 TEMPO-TSRA 19,010,065 BKN015CB

Metars Vnukovo:
UUWW 021430Z 13006MPS CAVOK 27/07 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021400Z 13006MPS CAVOK 26/07 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021330Z 14005MPS CAVOK 26/06 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021300Z 12007MPS CAVOK 27/07 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021230Z 13007MPS CAVOK 27/08 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021200Z 12007MPS CAVOK 27/07 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021130Z 13006MPS CAVOK 27/08 Q1019 NOSIG
UUWW 021100Z 14006MPS CAVOK 27/09 Q1019 NOSIG
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 2, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
R3-802

Aircraft Registration
VP-BEP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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