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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 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Trabzon Airport (TZX/LTCG) -
Turkey
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB) |
Destination airport: | Trabzon Airport (TZX/LTCG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative: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) |
![](/database/country/flags_15/AP.gif) |
w/o |
CFIT |
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2008/20081230_A321_AP-BJB_159.jpg)
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] |