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Line Number (LN):169
MSN:34334
Registration:ZK-NZE
Operator:Air New Zealand
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2014-11-26 🟡 Incident ZK-NZE Air New Zealand Whilst performing flight NZ-175 from Auckland to Perth, the aircraft was on its decent into Perth when the aircraft was struck by lightning. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Perth's runway 24 at 16:35 local time and taxied to the apron with the crew maintaining routine communication at all times. A post flight inspection revealed scorch marks on the fuselage, the aircraft was unable to depart for its return flight NZ176, which was cancelled. Metars: YPPH 271000Z 11005KT 9999 FEW045 25/17 Q1008 NOSIG YPPH 270930Z 11005KT 9999 FEW045 25/17 Q1008 YPPH 270900Z 14009KT 9999 FEW045 25/16 Q1008 NOSIG YPPH 270830Z 15014KT 9999 FEW045 24/17 Q1009 YPPH 270800Z 16014KT 9999 FEW045 24/18 Q1009 NOSIG YPPH 270730Z 18014KT 9999 FEW028 SCT045 23/19 Q1010 YPPH 270700Z 19013KT 9999 6000E -SHRA FEW023 SCT045 BKN093 21/19 Q1010 FM0700 19010KT 9999 FEW030 YPPH 270630Z 21010KT 7000 TSRA FEW028 SCT045CB BKN067 23/19 Q1011 FM0700 30007KT 9999 FEW030 INTER 0630/0730 VRB25G45KT 4000 TSRA SCT060 FEW100CB YPPH 270616Z 21010KT 9999 -TSRA FEW028 SCT045CB BKN096 23/17 Q1010 FM0700 30007KT 9999 FEW030 INTER 0616/0800 VRB25G45KT 4000 TSRA SCT060 FEW100CB YPPH 270600Z 21010KT 9999 -SHRA FEW019 BKN093 BKN240 24/18 Q1010 INTER 0600/0800 VRB25G45KT 4000 TSRA SCT060 FEW100CB YPPH 270530Z 20011KT 9999 -TSRA FEW029 BKN094 BKN240 FEW045CB 26/17 Q1010 INTER0530/0830 VRB25G45KT 4000 TSRA SCT060 FEW100CB YPPH 270500Z 18013KT CAVOK 26/17 Q1010 INTER 0600/0800 VRB25G45KT 4000 TSRA SCT060 FEW100CB Grounded