Atlasjet B738 at Istanbul on Jun 18th 2017, lightning strike

Last Update: June 19, 2017 / 21:11:04 GMT/Zulu time

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An Atlasjet Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SNT performing flight KK-9764 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Tbilisi (Georgia), was climbing out of Istanbul when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 following a lightning strike and decided to return to Istanbu...

An Atlasjet Boeing 737-800, registration TC-SNT performing flight KK-9764 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Tbilisi (Georgia), was climbing out of Istanbul when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 following a lightning strike and decided to return to Istanbu

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlasjet

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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