Aeroflot A320 near Munich on Oct 18th 2016, lightning strike

Last Update: October 19, 2016 / 23:02:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2595

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BBB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BBB performing flight SU-2595 from Munich (Germany) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was climbing out of Munich around about 23:40L (21:40Z) when the crew reported a lightning strike with no adverse indications. After consultation with dispatch and maintenance the crew decided to continue the flight to Moscow, where the aircraft landed safely about 2:20 hours later in the morning hours of Oct 19th Moscow time.

A hole just below the windshield consistent with a lightning strike was discovered. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Moscow about 22 hours after landing.

Germany's lightning map does not show any lightning near Munich around 21:40Z. However, there had been a single lightning near Landshut about 18nm northeast of Munich Airport at 19:15Z, just when the aircraft was on its inbound flight SU-2594 on approach to Munich maintaining 5000 feet overflying Landshut. The aircraft remained on the ground in Munich for about 2 hours and departed for SU-2595 on schedule.

Metars:
EDDM 182320Z 20003KT CAVOK 09/09 Q1021 NOSIG
EDDM 182250Z 21003KT CAVOK 09/09 Q1021 NOSIG
EDDM 182220Z 21005KT CAVOK 09/09 Q1021 NOSIG
EDDM 182150Z 22003KT CAVOK 09/09 Q1021 NOSIG
EDDM 182120Z 22005KT 190V250 CAVOK 09/09 Q1021 NOSIG
EDDM 182050Z 26005KT CAVOK 10/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 182020Z 26005KT CAVOK 10/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 181950Z 24006KT CAVOK 10/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 181920Z 25005KT 9999 VCSH FEW040TCU BKN080 11/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 181850Z 22007KT 190V250 9999 -SHRA FEW020TCU BKN045 OVC060 11/11 Q1022 NOSIG
EDDM 181820Z 22007KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020TCU SCT040 BKN060 11/11 Q1022 TEMPO SHRA SCT015TCU
EDDM 181750Z 25004KT 9999 FEW032 BKN070 10/10 Q1022 TEMPO SHRA SCT015TCU
EDDM 181720Z 26005KT 9999 FEW044 SCT060 BKN080 11/11 Q1022 NOSIG
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2595

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BBB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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