ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265404
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-31HER |
| Owner/operator: | Emirates |
| Registration: | A6-ECF |
| MSN: | 35574/690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Milan -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emirates Airlines flight EK205, a Boeing 777-31HER, flew through a hail storm after departure from Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Italy. The flight entered a holding pattern for about 50 minutes and turned back for a safe landing.
The aircraft sustained damage to the nose cone, outer pane of the captain's windshield, engine inlet cowling and wings.
Weather about the incident time (ca 1430Z) at MXP:
LIMC 131450Z 12020KT 9999 FEW030CB SCT040 26/18 Q1003 TEMPO TSRA
LIMC 131420Z 11022KT 9999 SCT030TCU 27/18 Q1003 TEMPO TSRA
LIMC 131350Z 12016G26KT 9999 BKN050 28/19 Q1004 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ek205#2863ddc2
Media:
ulteriori scatti danni al #B777 di #Emirates dopo decollo da #Malpensa, volo #EK205 dopo circa 90' dal decollo è rientrato a Malpensa sulla pista 35L
— Vola Milano Malpensa [MXP] (@VolaMalpensa) July 13, 2021
Very #hailstorm #B777 from MXP to JFK, returned to #Milano with serious damage#avgeek #mxp #grandine #b777 @SergioSierra67 pic.twitter.com/pYOoDj6gnD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2021 18:16 | harro | Added |
| 13-Jul-2021 18:17 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2021 18:18 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2021 12:16 | harro | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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