ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56824
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 December 2008 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Airblue |
| Registration: | AP-BJB |
| MSN: | 1218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Trabzon Airport (TZX/LTCG) -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB) |
| Trabzon Airport (TZX/LTCG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airblue Airbus A321-231, operating flight ABQ220 from Islamabad International Airport (ISB), Pakistan to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC), UK,Trabzon Airport (TZX/LTCG) sustained damage following a lightning strike. The airplane was on approach to Trabzon (Turkey) at a height of about 1000 feet for a scheduled refueling stop. Electrical systems were damaged by the lightning strike.
Sources:
http://www.airporthaber.com/v3/readnews.php?newid=9831
http://avherald.com/h?article=412b8215&opt=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 2010 | AP-BJB | Airblue | 152 | 15 km NNW of Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) |  |
w/o |
| CFIT | ||||||
Images:
Usman Chaudhry perceived the cabin crew as very scared and in panic.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2009 06:54 | ddk | Added |
| 02-Jan-2009 06:56 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jan-2009 12:33 | ddk | Updated |
| 03-Jan-2009 01:43 | ddk | Updated |
| 06-Jan-2009 10:56 | ddk | Updated |
| 28-Jul-2010 05:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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