Swiss A333 near Dubai on Jan 20th 2015, two lightning strikes
Last Update: January 20, 2015 / 16:33:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-243
Departure
Muscat, Oman
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Muscat 17 hours after landing.
Metars Dubai:
OMDB 200200Z 14004KT 090V200 9999 BKN040 18/11 Q1014 NOSIG
OMDB 200100Z 17007KT 130V280 9999 FEW030 SCT040 16/12 Q1014 WS ALL RWY TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000 TSRA SCT030CB
OMDB 200000Z 16012KT 9999 FEW025 SCT035 15/12 Q1014 RETS WS ALL RWY TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000 TSRA SCT030CB
OMDB 192300Z 17010KT 9999 -TSRA FEW025 SCT040CB 14/13 Q1014 TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000
OMDB 192200Z 23014KT 8000 TSRA FEW025 SCT040CB 14/13 Q1015 TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000
OMDB 192100Z 24008KT 210V280 9999 FEW025 SCT040 17/12 Q1015 TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000 TSRA SCT030CB
OMDB 192000Z 26012KT 9999 FEW030 SCT040 17/13 Q1015 RETS TEMPO 29020G30KT 4000 TSRA SCT030CB
Metars Muscat:
OOMS 200250Z 24011KT 9999 FEW035 15/05 Q1015 NOSIG
OOMS 200150Z 24011KT CAVOK 15/09 Q1015 NOSIG
OOMS 200050Z 28011KT CAVOK 16/09 Q1014 NOSIG
OOMS 192350Z 27009KT CAVOK 16/12 Q1014 NOSIG
OOMS 192250Z 25006KT CAVOK 17/13 Q1013 NOSIG
OOMS 192150Z 20004KT 170V240 CAVOK 18/14 Q1013 NOSIG
OOMS 192050Z 21004KT 180V240 CAVOK 17/15 Q1014 NOSIG
OOMS 191950Z VRB02KT 9000 NSC 17/16 Q1014 NOSIG
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss
Flight number
LX-243
Departure
Muscat, Oman
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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