Norwegian International B738 near Helsinki on Apr 23rd 2016, lightning strike
Last Update: April 23, 2016 / 16:57:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Norwegian Air International
Flight number
D8-5620
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Helsinki, Finland
Aircraft Registration
EI-FHA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EFHK
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 7 hours after landing.
The airline confirmed a lightning strike affecting two flights to Helsinki causing delays on a number of subsequent flights.
The second aircraft performing flight from D8-367 from London Gatwick to Helsinki, arriving 50 minutes after D8-5620 on runway 04L, was able to resume service following the mandatory lightning inspection.
Metars:
EFHK 231120Z 09007KT 030V110 9000SW -SHRASN FEW006 BKN014 BKN030CB 02/01 Q1006 TEMPO 7000 SHRASN
EFHK 231050Z 07009KT 4000NE SHRASN BKN012 BKN030CB 03/01 Q1006 BECMG 7000
EFHK 231020Z 01007KT 330V080 9999 -SHRA SCT025 BKN030CB 04/01 Q1005 TEMPO 7000 SHRA
EFHK 230950Z VRB03KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 SCT030CB 05/00 Q1005 TEMPO 7000 SHGS
EFHK 230920Z 32005KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 FEW030CB 06/M00 Q1005 TEMPO BKN025 SCT030CB
EFHK 230850Z VRB04KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 FEW025CB 05/01 Q1005 NOSIG
EFHK 230820Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN018 05/01 Q1005 NOSIG
EFHK 230750Z 34005KT 9999 SCT015 SCT080 04/01 Q1005 NOSIG
EFHK 230720Z 32006KT 9999 SCT010 SCT070 04/02 Q1005 TEMPO BKN010
EFHK 230650Z 33007KT 9999 SCT006 SCT070 03/02 Q1004 TEMPO BKN006
EFHK 230620Z 33005KT 9999 FEW003 SCT070 02/01 Q1005 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Norwegian Air International
Flight number
D8-5620
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Helsinki, Finland
Aircraft Registration
EI-FHA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
EFHK
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