Creebec DH8A near Val d'Or on Jul 20th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: July 27, 2017 / 20:45:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Creebec
Flight number
YN-236
Departure
Chisasibi, Canada
Destination
Val d'Or, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDWO
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
The Canadian TSB reported a postflight inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to right hand aileron and right hand wing tip. In addition maintenance replaced the transformer/rectifier #2 and repaired the tail cone. The occurrence was rated an accident, no investigation was opened however.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Creebec
Flight number
YN-236
Departure
Chisasibi, Canada
Destination
Val d'Or, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-FDWO
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
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