Germanwings A320 near Cologne on Sep 14th 2015, lightning strike
Last Update: September 15, 2015 / 21:16:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-677
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule however and is still on the ground in Cologne about 30 hours after landing.
Metars:
EDDK 141820Z 21010KT 9999 -RA FEW035CB SCT080 16/09 Q1003 NOSIG
EDDK 141750Z 21009KT 9999 FEW035CB 16/09 Q1003 NOSIG
EDDK 141720Z 21012KT 9999 FEW035CB 17/10 Q1002 NOSIG
EDDK 141650Z 21012KT 9999 FEW035CB 18/11 Q1002 NOSIG
EDDK 141620Z 20014G24KT 9999 FEW035CB SCT100 17/10 Q1002 NOSIG
EDDK 141550Z 21015G27KT 9999 -SHRA FEW025 SCT035CB 18/12 Q1002 NOSIG
EDDK 141520Z 19010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 SCT035CB 17/13 Q1001 NOSIG
EDDK 141450Z 18010KT 9999 FEW020 FEW035CB SCT220 18/14 Q1001 RESHRA TEMPO SHRA
EDDK 141420Z 19008KT 9999 SHRA FEW015 FEW038CB SCT060 16/14 Q1001 RETS BECMG NSW
EDDK 141350Z 20011KT 9999 TSRA FEW015 SCT038CB SCT060 18/13 Q1001 BECMG NSW
EDDK 141320Z 18013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW035 SCT040CB SCT060 20/12 Q1001 TEMPO TSRA
EDDK 141250Z 19015KT 9999 FEW035 FEW040CB SCT060 21/11 Q1001 TEMPO TSRA
EDDK 141220Z 18017KT 9999 FEW033 FEW040CB SCT090 21/11 Q1001 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-677
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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