China Eastern A321 at Chengdu on Feb 21st 2016, lightning strike
Last Update: February 22, 2016 / 22:26:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5414
Departure
Chengdu, China
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6927
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
ZUUU
A replacement A320-200 registration B-6715 reached Shanghai with a delay of 6 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 24 hours, then resumed service.
Metars:
ZUUU 211100Z 07004MPS 030V090 5000 -SHRA BR FEW010 FEW020TCU SCT020 07/05 Q1022 NOSIG
ZUUU 211000Z 34002MPS 310V010 4000 -SHRA BR FEW010 FEW020TCU SCT020 07/06 Q1020 NOSIG
ZUUU 210900Z 01005MPS 330V040 9999 -RA FEW010 BKN020 08/05 Q1018 NOSIG
ZUUU 210800Z 02004MPS 350V070 7000 FEW010 SCT020 08/05 Q1018 NOSIG
ZUUU 210700Z 02007MPS 3500 R20R/P2000N R20L/1300D -RA BR FEW010 SCT020 08/06 Q1017 NOSIG
ZUUU 210600Z 02007MPS 4500 -RA BR SCT020 SCT050 09/05 Q1016 NOSIG
ZUUU 210500Z 02005MPS 5000 HZ FEW026 SCT050 10/03 Q1016 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5414
Departure
Chengdu, China
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6927
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
ZUUU
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