Incident Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner VH-VKL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278248
 
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Date:Saturday 7 May 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B788 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Owner/operator:Jetstar Airways
Registration: VH-VKL
MSN: 36238/344
Year of manufacture:2015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Between Melbourne and Coolangata, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML)
Destination airport:Gold Coast Airport, QLD (OOL/YBCG)
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
The aircraft was struck by lightning while enroute. Inspection after a safe landing found holes, burn marks, and pealing paint on the fuselage. Possibly some electronics malfunctions too.

Sources:

Simple Flying
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-vkl#2bc379f2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-May-2022 07:15 dfix Added
19-May-2022 07:16 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-May-2023 10:16 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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