ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221941
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 2019 |
| Time: | c. 20:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8543Z |
| MSN: | 63587/6511 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Providence, RI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
| Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport, RI (PVD/KPVD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN1498, a Boeing 737-800, was descending towards Providence Airport, Rhode Island, USA, when the aircraft suffered a lightning strike. The aircraft landed uneventfully and was removed from service.
Weather at KPVD about ths incident time:
KPVD 152022Z 18012KT 10SM -RA BKN037 BKN047 BKN090 10/09 A2968 RMK AO2 TSB1958E19 TS MOV NE P0005 T01000089=
KPVD 151958Z 18017G22KT 5SM -TSRA BR SCT039 BKN047 OVC060 10/08 A2968 RMK AO2 TSB58 TS E MOV E P0001 T01000083=
KPVD 151951Z 17010KT 5SM -RA BR SCT038 BKN047 OVC055 09/08 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP054 P0009 T00890078=
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1498/history/20190215/1705Z/KFLL/KPVD
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA8701/history/20190216/0230Z/KPVD/KMCO
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190216/southwest-airlines-flight-struck-by-lightning-lands-safely-at-tf-green-airport
https://turnto10.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-plane-struck-by-lightning-lands-at-tf-green
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2019 18:16 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Feb-2019 18:19 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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