Lufthansa A320 at Genoa on Oct 27th 2018, lightning strike

Last Update: November 3, 2018 / 20:19:24 GMT/Zulu time

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A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIPH performing flight LH-226 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Genoa (Italy), was on approach to Genoa when the crew stopped the descent at 4500 feet due to a lightning strike. The aircraft climbed to FL100...

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIPH performing flight LH-226 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Genoa (Italy), was on approach to Genoa when the crew stopped the descent at 4500 feet due to a lightning strike. The aircraft climbed to FL100

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Zurich International Airport

Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ

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