Earlier this week, a KLM flight bound for Norwich suffered a lightning strike near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
More information has been released pertinent to the incident. Here is what we know so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
KLM Flight KL1057 to Norwich: Lightning Strike in Amsterdam…
KLM flight KL1057, which was involved in the lightning strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Amsterdam and Norwich.
The aircraft involved in the incident is PH-EXJ.
As per data from Planespotters.net, PH-EXJ is a 7.6 year old Embraer E175 aircraft that was delivered to the airline in October 2016.
Furthermore, of the E175 variant, Cityhopper has 17 in the fleet, of which all but one are in active service.
Moreover, the average fleet age for the variant at the airline stands at 6.9 years.
KLM flight KL1057, which was involved in the lightning strike departed Amsterdam Schiphol bound for Norwich at 1404 local time on April 15.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that ATC initially asked the crew about their low speed.
From there, the crew said that they needed to return to Schiphol following a lightning strike.
Around 50 minutes after departure, the KLM E175 landed back into Amsterdam, with it being unknown whether the passengers made it to Norwich or not.
Aircraft Grounded For Over Three Days…
Data from RadarBox shows that the aircraft has been grounded for over three days following the incident.
At the time of writing (18/4/24 @ 1730 UK time), the KLM E175 has not operated another flight since.
Looking ahead, all eyes will be on the extent of the damage caused by the lightning strike.
For now, all eyes will be on when the aircraft will be back in the air.
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