SN3289 - Incident: Brussels A320 at Brussels on Aug 25th 2023

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OO-TCH performing flight SN-3289 from Brussels (Belgium) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was climbing out of Brussels' runway 25R when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The crew stopped the climb at FL290, burned off fuel and returned to Brussels for a safe landing on runway 25L about 90 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft received minor damage to its nose when it encountered a lightning strike. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 10 hours after landing back.