Created Wednesday, Sep 25th 2024 12:25Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 25th 2024 12:25Z
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration SE-RSD performing flight
SK-997 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was climbing out of Copenhagen when the aircraft sustained a lightning strike prompting the crew to return to Copenhagen some time later enroute at FL350 about 260nm southeast of Copenhagen. The aircraft landed safely back in Copenhagen about 100 minutes after departure.
A passenger reported: "During the climb at apx 23:55 MET, there was a loud bang and a bright flash on the left side windows. At 0:04 the Captain announced that this was a lightning strike and that all systems are normal. 10 minutes later he confirmed and told us he would be back with more information. At apx 0:28 the aircraft entered a steep left curve in Polish airspace and after that an announcement was made that we would return to Copenhagen for inspection. At arrival we had an overweight landing, Service vehicles were waiting at the runway. During taxi we could feel that the breaks were hot and the aircraft stopped multiple times."
The flight was ultimately postponed to the following day.
