THY B739 at Istanbul on Apr 17th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: April 18, 2017 / 23:33:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-537
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
LTBA
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration TC-JYF reached Ouagadougou with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after 22 hours on the ground.
Metars:
LTBA 172050Z 02012KT 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW018TCU BKN030 10/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
LTBA 172020Z 02013KT 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW018TCU BKN030 10/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
LTBA 171950Z 03011KT 350V070 9999 -SHRA SCT009 FEW018TCU BKN030 11/09 Q1010 NOSIG=
LTBA 171920Z 01015KT 340V040 9999 -SHRA FEW008 FEW018TCU BKN030 11/08 Q1010 NOSIG=
LTBA 171850Z 02012KT 8000 -SHRA SCT009 FEW018TCU BKN030 11/09 Q1011 NOSIG=
LTBA 171820Z 03011KT 340V090 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW018TCU BKN030 11/09 Q1011 NOSIG=
LTBA 171750Z 01015KT 340V050 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW018CB BKN030 11/09 Q1011 NOSIG=
COR LTBA 171720Z 01016KT 9999 -SHRA FEW008 FEW018CB BKN035 11/09 Q1011 NOSIG=
LTBA 171650Z 36013KT 340V060 7000 -SHRA FEW008 FEW018CB BKN035 11/09 Q1011 NOSIG=
LTBA 171620Z 36019KT 7000 -SHRA FEW008 FEW015CB BKN035 11/09 Q1010 RETSRA NOSIG=
LTBA 171550Z 36017KT 9999 -TSRA FEW015CB BKN040 12/09 Q1010 RESHRA BECMG TL1620 NSW=
LTBA 171520Z 36020KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015CB BKN030 BKN070 11/09 Q1009 TEMPO -TSRA=
LTBA 171513Z 36021KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020CB BKN030 BKN070 12/09 Q1009 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 01018KT RWY05 34020KT RWY23 01018KT=
LTBA 171450Z 01018KT 9999 SCT025TCU BKN080 12/08 Q1009 TEMPO -TSRA=
LTBA 171420Z 36022KT 9999 VCSH FEW012 SCT025TCU BKN080 13/09 Q1009 TEMPO -TSRA=
LTBA 171350Z 36018KT 9999 SCT030TCU BKN080 14/10 Q1009 NOSIG=
LTBA 171320Z 23005KT 190V260 9999 SCT032 BKN080 19/09 Q1008 NOSIG=
LTBA 171250Z 21007KT 9999 SCT032 BKN080 19/09 Q1009 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 21010KT RWY05 20006KT 170V240 RWY23 22008KT=
LTBA 171220Z 23006KT 190V250 9999 SCT032 BKN080 18/10 Q1009 NOSIG=
LTBA 171150Z 25008KT 220V280 9999 SCT032 BKN080 18/10 Q1009 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-537
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
LTBA
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