Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Apr 2nd 2018, lightning strike

Last Update: April 3, 2018 / 21:40:11 GMT/Zulu time

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A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOK performing flight VA-1536 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney when the aircraft was struck by lightning prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL200 and return to...

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VOK performing flight VA-1536 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney when the aircraft was struck by lightning prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL200 and return to

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Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-VOK
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-8FE
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Lightning strike

Airline
Virgin Australia

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Zurich International Airport

Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ

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