Wizz A321 near Warsaw on Apr 25th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: April 26, 2017 / 22:21:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1381
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 29 hours after landing back.
The rotation was cancelled. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Metars:
EPWA 251900Z 31009KT CAVOK 11/07 Q1005 NOSIG=
EPWA 251830Z 28004KT CAVOK 09/07 Q1005 NOSIG=
EPWA 251800Z 26007KT 9999 FEW018 FEW046CB 11/08 Q1004 RETS NOSIG=
EPWA 251730Z 26019G31KT 8000 -TSRA FEW018 BKN046CB 12/09 Q1005 BECMG NSW=
EPWA 251700Z 25011KT 210V300 9999 FEW056CB 15/06 Q1003 TEMPO 3000 TSRA=
EPWA 251630Z 23010KT 9999 FEW060CB 16/04 Q1003 NOSIG=
EPWA 251600Z 22013KT CAVOK 17/04 Q1003 TEMPO SHRA=
EPWA 251530Z 23015KT CAVOK 17/04 Q1003 NOSIG=
EPWA 251500Z 23017KT CAVOK 17/03 Q1003 NOSIG=
EPWA 251430Z 24020KT CAVOK 18/02 Q1003 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-1381
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HA-LXN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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