LO6521 - Incident: LOT B788 at Warsaw on Jan 20th 2022
Created Thursday, Jan 20th 2022 21:03Z, last updated Thursday, Jan 20th 2022 21:03Z
A LOT Boeing 787-8, registration SP-LRB performing flight LO-6521 from Warsaw (Poland) to Puerta Plata (Dominican Republic), was climbing through FL280 out of Warsaw when the crew stopped the climb and decided to return to Warsaw following a lightning strike. The crew advised no assistance was needed on the ground, it would just be a technical examination of the aircraft, passengers would need to disembark. The aircraft dumped fuel and landed safely back on Warsaw's runway 33 about 50 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration SP-LSF departed Warsaw about 7 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Puerto Plata with a delay of about 8 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Warsaw about 14 hours after landing back.
Source: The Aviation Herald · #LO6521 on X