Lufthansa A343 near Frankfurt on Jul 17th 2015, lightning strike
Last Update: July 17, 2015 / 17:22:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-443
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft was removed from service due to a number of lightning entry and exit burn marks.
Metars:
EDDF 170450Z VRB04G14KT 9999 VCSH FEW050CB BKN130 22/16 Q1015 NOSIG
EDDF 170420Z 25004KT 220V290 9999 VCSH FEW045CB BKN110 23/16 Q1016 TEMPO TSRA
EDDF 170350Z 06003KT 040V120 9999 -SHRA FEW045CB SCT090 BKN110 21/16 Q1016 TEMPO TSRA
EDDF 170320Z VRB02KT 9999 VCSH FEW050TCU BKN130 22/15 Q1015 TEMPO TSRA SCT040CB
EDDF 170250Z 07004KT 9999 -RA NSC 22/15 Q1015 NOSIG
EDDF 170220Z 05003KT 020V080 CAVOK 22/15 Q1014 NOSIG
EDDF 170150Z 01005KT CAVOK 22/15 Q1014 NOSIG
EDDF 170120Z VRB02KT CAVOK 22/14 Q1014 NOSIG
EDDF 170050Z 01006KT CAVOK 24/15 Q1015 NOSIG
EDDF 170020Z 01006KT CAVOK 24/15 Q1015 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-443
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIFF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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