Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Sibiu on Mar 7th 2016, lightning strike results in cracked windshield
Last Update: April 8, 2016 / 20:59:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa Cityline
Flight number
LH-1664
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Sibiu, Romania
Aircraft Registration
D-ACKC
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
Airport ICAO Code
LRSB
The return flight LH-1665 was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sibiu about 31 hours after landing.
Metars:
LRSB 071600Z 23004KT 9999 SCT040CB 19/12 Q1011
LRSB 071530Z VRB01KT 9999 TS SCT040CB 21/11 Q1011
LRSB 071500Z 33006KT 9999 TS SCT040CB 20/10 Q1011
LRSB 071430Z 30005KT 9999 TS SCT040CB 20/11 Q1011 R27/15//95
LRSB 071400Z 28006KT 9999 TS FEW040CB SCT055 20/13 Q1011 R27/15//95
LRSB 071330Z 22005KT 9999 TS SCT040CB SCT050 20/15 Q1011 R27/29//95
LRSB 071300Z VRB03KT 9999 -TSRA SCT040CB SCT050 20/12 Q1011 R27/29//95
LRSB 071230Z VRB04KT 9999 -TSRA SCT040CB 21/11 Q1012
LRSB 071200Z 05004KT 9999 TS SCT040CB 24/08 Q1011
LRSB 071130Z 12003KT 9999 SCT040CB 23/07 Q1012
LRSB 071100Z 11003KT 9999 SCT040CB 23/07 Q1012
LRSB 071030Z 14003KT 9999 FEW040CB 23/07 Q1013
LRSB 071000Z 10004KT CAVOK 23/06 Q1013
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Lufthansa Cityline
Flight number
LH-1664
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Sibiu, Romania
Aircraft Registration
D-ACKC
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
Airport ICAO Code
LRSB
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