THY A321 near Istanbul on Jul 27th 2017, hail strike
Last Update: July 28, 2017 / 22:43:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-969
Departure
Ercan, Cyprus
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JRD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A supercell associated with a loss of 10 degrees C within an hour caused hail strike damage to a number of aircraft that evening.
Metars:
LTBA 271720Z 32012KT 290V360 6000 -TSRA SCT020CB BKN025 22/19 Q1006 NOSIG=
LTBA 271650Z 30014KT 7000 FEW012 SCT025TCU BKN100 22/19 Q1004 NOSIG=
LTBA 271620Z 30016KT 7000 FEW014 SCT025CB BKN080 22/20 Q1004 RESHRA NOSIG=
LTBA 271550Z 34021KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020CB BKN030 22/20 Q1002 RETSRA NOSIG=
LTBA 271534Z 34017KT 6000 -TSRA FEW020CB BKN035 21/20 Q1002 BECMG TL1600 NSW RMK RWY17L /////KT RWY05 33018KT RWY23 34016KT 310V020=
COR LTBA 271520Z 32021G34KT 290V350 3600 -TSRA SCT016CB BKN026 20/20 Q1003 RETSGRRA BECMG TL1600 9999 NSW=
LTBA 271518Z 32024G48KT 290V350 9999 R35R/1200N R17L/0900N R05/1300N R23/0900N -TSRA SCT019CB BKN026 20/19 Q1003 RETSGRRA NOSIG RMK RWY17L /////KT RWY05 31022G44KT RWY23 32011KT=
LTBA 271503Z 28024G45KT 240V330 0900 R05/P1500D R23/1500D R17R/P1500D R35L/P1500D +TSGRRA SCT017CB BKN022 23/21 Q1003 BECMG FM1520Z 34012KT 9999 NSW=
LTBA 271500Z 28024G45KT 250V330 1600 +TSRA SCT019CB BKN032 26/20 Q1002 NOSIG=
LTBA 271450Z 01023G35KT 9999 -TSRA SCT021CB BKN033CB 27/21 Q0998 NOSIG=
LTBA 271420Z 36022KT 9999 FEW023CB BKN033 27/21 Q1001 TEMPO FM1500 3000 TSRA=
LTBA 271350Z 36017KT 9999 FEW033 29/21 Q1001 NOSIG=
LTBA 271320Z 01009KT 340V040 9999 FEW038 31/21 Q1001 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-969
Departure
Ercan, Cyprus
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JRD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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