Ryanair B738 near Brussels on Feb 24th 2015, lightning strike

Last Update: February 26, 2015 / 14:44:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 24, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-2932

Departure
Lisbon, Portugal

Destination
Brussels, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
EI-EFK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Brussels Airport, Brussels

Airport ICAO Code
EBBR

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EFK performing flight FR-2932 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Brussels (Belgium), was descending towards Brussels around about 20:30L (19:30Z) when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The crew continued for a safe landing on Brussel's runway 25L.

A post flight examination revealed damage to the radome requiring repairs. A replacement Boeing 737-800 needed to continue the schedule assigned to EI-EFK.

The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service the following morning.

Metars:
EBBR 242050Z 25010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN042 06/03 Q1013 TEMPO 4500 SHRA
EBBR 242020Z 19004KT 9999 FEW046 03/01 Q1013 TEMPO 4500 SHRA
EBBR 241950Z VRB01KT 9999 SCT031 SCT046 03/02 Q1013 TEMPO 4500 SHRA
EBBR 241920Z 33003KT 300V010 9999 -SHRA FEW020CB 04/02 Q1012 TEMPO 4500 SHRA
EBBR 241850Z 25005G15KT 210V350 9999 -SHRA FEW020CB BKN031 06/02 Q1012 TEMPO 4500 SHRAGS BKN014CB
EBBR 241820Z 20005KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT040 05/02 Q1011 TEMPO 4500 SHRAGS BKN014CB
EBBR 241750Z 23005KT 9999 SCT020CB 05/01 Q1011 TEMPO 4500 SHRAGS BKN014CB
EBBR 241720Z 25005KT 9999 FEW020CB 05/01 Q1010 TEMPO 4500 SHRAGS BKN014CB
EBBR 241650Z 26006KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT033 07/01 Q1010 NOSIG
EBBR 241620Z 28007KT 9999 SCT020CB 07/01 Q1009 NOSIG
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-EFK
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 24, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-2932

Departure
Lisbon, Portugal

Destination
Brussels, Belgium

Aircraft Registration
EI-EFK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Brussels Airport, Brussels

Airport ICAO Code
EBBR

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