Alaska B738 at Los Angeles on Jul 18th 2015, lightning strike
Last Update: July 19, 2015 / 18:37:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-6
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N557AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 18 hours then positioned to Seattle as flight AS-9816.
The airline reported the crew returned to Los Angeles as precaution after the crew felt the aircraft had been struck by lightning.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-6
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Washington National, United States
Aircraft Registration
N557AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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