Edelweiss A320 near Zurich on Oct 21st 2014, lightning strike

Last Update: October 21, 2014 / 21:40:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
LX-1026

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Swiss European Airlines, registration HB-IJV performing flight LX-1026 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was climbing out of Zurich when the aircraft received a lightning strike, the crew described dazzling white colour followed by loud thunder. The crew continued the flight to Dusseldorf.

A post flight inspection found lightning entry damage, black traces, at the nose of the aircraft but no exit points. The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight LX-1027 which needed to be cancelled.

On Oct 21st the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo moved from the British Islands across Europe in a large front reaching Austria in the evening with violent thunderstorms and gusting windspeeds around 40 knots on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IJV
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
LX-1026

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
HB-IJV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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