Qatar B788 near Edinburgh on Dec 10th 2014, lightning strike
Last Update: December 11, 2014 / 23:52:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-27
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Airport
Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh
Airport ICAO Code
EGPH
The return flight QR-28 needed to be cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Edinburgh 35 hours after landing.
A passenger waiting for the return flight reported ground staff at Edinburgh told them the aircraft had been hit by lightning on approach to Edinburgh and needed to be examined by engineers.
Metars:
EGPH 101350Z 26018G34KT 230V300 5000 R24 / 1400 RA 04/00 Q0997 FEW006 SCT012CB BKN032
EGPH 101320Z AUTO 25017KT 9999 R24 / 1100 FEW026 BKN039 BKN046 04/00 Q0996 Perera
EGPH 101250Z 26021KT 4000 R24 / 0900 RA SCT008 03/01 Q0997 BKN012CB BKN025 Shops Lizbeth
EGPH 240V310 101220Z 27013KT 9999 R24 / 1300 -SHRA SCT011CB BKN030 03/01 Q0998 RESHRA
EGPH 101150Z 27010G22KT 240V310 6000N 9999 R24 / 1300 -SHRA BKN032CB BKN037 05/01 Q0997
EGPH 101120Z 25023G35KT 9999 R24 / 1200 FEW010TCU SCT043 05 / M00 Q0997
EGPH 101050Z 24023G35KT 9999 R24 / 1200 FEW032CB 04/01 Q0997
EGPH 101020Z 25021KT 9999 R24 / 1400 SCT038 04/01 Q0997 FEW015TCU
EGPH 100950Z 24027G38KT 9999 R24 / 1200 SCT030 03/02 Q0997 FEW012TCU
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-27
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Airport
Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh
Airport ICAO Code
EGPH
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