Created Monday, Jun 5th 2023 17:23Z, last updated Monday, Jun 5th 2023 17:23Z
A Sun Country Boeing 737-800 freighter, registration N5693A performing flight
SY-3008 from Lakeland,FL to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was climbing out of Lakeland when the crew declared emergency reporting a cracked windshield as result of a lightning strike. The aircraft stopped the climb at about FL350 and returned to Lakeland for a safe landing on runway 10 about 50 minutes after departure.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO CRACKED WINDSHIELD AFTER ENCOUNTERING A LIGHTNING STRIKE, LAKELAND, FL."
The aircraft is still on the ground in Lakeland about 37 hours after landing back.
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