SAS A340 pierced by lightning
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From: world citizen
SAS A340 pierced by lightning
I hear rumors about a SAS A340 being pierced by lightning departing from N.Y.
Supposedly caused a hole in the frame, that was only detected after landing in CPH.
I can understand why one would prefer a few detours, to a flight through a CB after such an incident.
Supposedly caused a hole in the frame, that was only detected after landing in CPH.
I can understand why one would prefer a few detours, to a flight through a CB after such an incident.
Transparency International
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With a gazillon departures a day all over the world it is bound to happen a handfull of times - daily.
Hardly worth mentioning on the worlds foremost bulletin board.
Hardly worth mentioning on the worlds foremost bulletin board.
The Reverend
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From: Sydney,NSW,Australia
md80forum, you have obviously never experienced a lightning strike in flight. They usually cause pitmarks at entry points and exit points in the fuselage, I guess you could refer to them as holes. More damage is sometimes done to radomes with a collapse of the honeycomb structure. A lighting strike in flight is, in most cases not a very big deal. I have experienced several of them during my flying career in the tropics.
