Air Berlin B738 near Munich on Jun 8th 2015, lightning strike
Last Update: June 8, 2015 / 16:43:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-2092
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EDDM
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration D-ABMR reached Alicante with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 11 hours after landing back.
Metars:
EDDM 080720Z 08005KT 040V100 6000 -RA SCT009 BKN012 16/15 Q1022 BECMG SCT012
EDDM 080650Z VRB04KT 5000 -RA OVC007 16/15 Q1022 BECMG SCT012
EDDM 080620Z 31009KT 4000 -RA BR BKN007 BKN080 16/15 Q1021 BECMG 5000
EDDM 080620Z 31009KT 4000 -RA BKN007 BKN080 16/15 Q1021 BECMG 5000
EDDM 080550Z 03005KT 320V080 3500 -RA BKN007 BKN010 16/15 Q1022 RETSRA TEMPO TSRA
EDDM 080520Z 27004KT 240V310 3500 -TSRA BKN006 BKN010CB 16/15 Q1023 RETSRA BECMG 5000
EDDM 080450Z AUTO 20004KT 110V270 //// R26R/P2000N R26L/P2000N ///////// 16/15 Q1022 TEMPO 27015G30KT 1200 +TSRAGR
EDDM 080420Z 28010KT 3000 TSRA FEW006 BKN020CB BKN045 17/16 Q1022 TEMPO 27015G30KT 1200 +TSRAGR
EDDM 080350Z 26006KT 7000 -SHRA BKN010 FEW020CB BKN023 17/15 Q1022 RETS TEMPO 4000 TSRA BKN010CB
EDDM 080320Z 36004KT 330V040 9999 -TSRA FEW035 FEW050CB BKN070 OVC180 17/15 Q1022 TEMPO 4000 TSRA BKN012CB
EDDM 080250Z 33004KT 9999 FEW035 FEW050CB OVC190 17/16 Q1022 TEMPO TSRA
EDDM 080220Z 31003KT 290V010 9999 FEW035 SCT060 OVC190 17/16 Q1022 TEMPO TSRA
EDDM 080150Z VRB02KT CAVOK 17/16 Q1022 TEMPO TSRA
EDDM 080120Z VRB02KT CAVOK 18/16 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 080050Z 34003KT 310V010 CAVOK 18/17 Q1022 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-2092
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Alicante, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EDDM
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