LATAM Chile B763 near Guayaquil on Feb 27th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: March 1, 2017 / 20:17:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
XL-1730
Departure
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
CC-CWF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration CC-BDC departed about 14 hours after landing back and reached Madrid with a delay of 17 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 15 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
XL-1730
Departure
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
CC-CWF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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