Druk A319 near Guwahati on Apr 16th 2016, hail strike
Last Update: April 18, 2016 / 16:19:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Druk Air
Flight number
KB-140
Departure
Paro, Bhutan
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
A5-RGG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration A5-RGF was dispatched to Guwahati to continue the next sector to Bangkok (Thailand) and reached Bangkok with a delay of 5 hours.
Metars:
VEGT 160800Z 09004KT 2500 -TSRA FEW008 SCT016 FEW025CB OVC090 22/20 Q1008 NOSIG
VEGT 160730Z 06009KT 3000 TSRA FEW008 SCT016 FEW025CB OVC090 21/20 Q1006 TEMPO 1500 TSRA
VEGT 160700Z 07012KT 2000 TSRA FEW008 SCT016 FEW025CB(NE/W/NW) OVC090 21/20 Q1007 BECMG 3000 TSRA
VEGT 160630Z 32012KT 1500 TSRA FEW010 SCT016 FEW025CB(W/NW) OVC090 22/21 Q1010 NOSIG
VEGT 160600Z 06008KT 2500 -TSRA FEW010 SCT016 FEW025CB OVC090 22/21 Q1007 TEMPO 0800 TSRA
VEGT 160530Z 02007KT 3000 -TSRA FEW010 SCT018 FEW025CB BKN090 22/20 Q1008 NOSIG
VEGT 160500Z 35012KT 2500 TSRA FEW010 SCT016 FEW025CB OVC090 23/21 Q1009 TEMPO 1500 TSRA
VEGT 160430Z 04006KT 3000 HZ FEW010 SCT018 FEW025CB OVC090 23/21 Q1008 NOSIG
VEGT 160400Z 34004KT 3000 HZ FEW018 FEW025CB SCT100 23/21 Q1009 NOSIG
VEGT 160330Z 00000KT 3000 -TSRA SCT016 FEW025CB OVC090 22/21 Q1009 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Druk Air
Flight number
KB-140
Departure
Paro, Bhutan
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
A5-RGG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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