Alaska B734 at Seattle on Feb 28th 2016, lightning strike
Last Update: February 29, 2016 / 22:22:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-69
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Ketchikan, United States
Aircraft Registration
N797AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
Airport ICAO Code
KSEA
A passenger reported there was a bright large discharge at the top of a wing.
A replacement Boeing 737-400 registration N792AS reached Ketchikan with a delay of 110 minutes.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 19 hours after landing.
Metars:
KSEA 290453Z 20012KT 10SM SCT011 BKN016 OVC024 07/05 A3016 RMK AO2 RAB43E53 SLP219 P0000 T00670050 $
KSEA 290438Z 19011KT 10SM BKN013 BKN024 OVC029 07/04 A3015 RMK AO2 T00670044 $
KSEA 290353Z 20014KT 10SM FEW031 BKN080 OVC120 06/04 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/0311 RAE38 SLP213 P0025 T00610039 $
KSEA 290323Z 22011G19KT 7SM -RA FEW020 OVC030 05/03 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/0311 P0025 T00500033 $
KSEA 290253Z 24017G27KT 2SM +RA BR FEW011 BKN020 OVC026 05/03 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/0250 VIS 1V5 RAB24 SLP210 60001 T00500028 53030 PNO $
KSEA 290234Z 22006KT 9SM -RA SCT015 BKN026 OVC047 07/06 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB24 P0000 T00670056 $
KSEA 290153Z 21009KT 10SM SCT016 BKN034 BKN042 07/04 A3009 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP195 P0001 T00670044 $
KSEA 290118Z 22011G17KT 10SM SCT016 BKN039 BKN047 07/05 A3008 RMK AO2 RAE13 P0001 T00720050 $
KSEA 290053Z 22013G19KT 10SM -RA BKN018 BKN028 OVC033 07/04 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP191 P0000 T00720044 $
KSEA 282353Z 20014G20KT 10SM FEW012 BKN050 BKN060 07/05 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 22027/2338 RAE08B24E37 SLP179 P0001 60029 T00720050 10100 20067 53018 $
KSEA 282253Z 25015G31KT 4SM -RA BR FEW012 BKN034 OVC042 07/05 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 24031/2248 SLP172 P0009 T00720050 $
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-69
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Ketchikan, United States
Aircraft Registration
N797AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
Airport ICAO Code
KSEA
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