This was in the air safety network reports a couple days ago.
Same airline, same day, same airport, 10 minutes apart. An A321 and an A330 departed. Both were struck by lighting soon after departure. Assume Capt # 3 decided wait.
To aircraft
Date: | 15-JAN-2022 |
Time: | c. 1905 UTC |
Type: |
Airbus A330-203 |
Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Yolları - Turkish Airlines |
Registration: | TC-JND |
MSN: | 754 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | İstanbul Airport - Turkey |
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) |
Destination airport: | Amman-Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) |
Narrative:
Turkish Airlines flight TK812, an Airbus A330-203, suffered a lightning strike after takeoff from Istanbul International Airport, Turkey.
The aircraft entered holding patterns and landed safely back at Istanbul Airport 53minutes after takeoff.
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Date: | 15-JAN-2022 |
Time: | c. 19:15 UTC |
Type: |
Airbus A321-271NX |
Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Yolları - Turkish Airlines |
Registration: | TC-LSE |
MSN: | 8732 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | near İstanbul Airport - Turkey |
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) |
Destination airport: | Baghdad International Airport (BGW/ORBI) |
Narrative:
Turkish Airlines flight TK302, an Airbus A321neo, suffered a lightning strike after takeoff from Istanbul International Airport, Turkey.
The aircraft entered holding patterns over the Sea of Marmara and landed safely back at Istanbul Airport 67 minutes after takeoff.