Lightning strikes AS 66
Dec 19, 2016, 8:48 pm
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Lightning strikes AS 66
Getting reports that today's AS 66 was hit by lightning ex-ANC and made it to CDV, where the rest of the itinerary was canceled and AS put pax up for the night at the Reluctant Fisherman.
The lightning reportedly hit right in front of the pilots, putting two small holes in the skin of the plane.
Glad everyone's okay!
UPDATE: Actually, 66 was the second hit of the day. 65 got hit earlier.
From the Juneau Empire: http://juneauempire.com/local/2016-1...ruck-lightning
Two Alaska Airlines flights in Southeast Alaska were struck by lightning Monday in separate incidents, leaving some passengers stranded and others delayed.
The first strike took place near Sitka as Flight 65, the morning milk run through Southeast Alaska, prepared to land at Sitka.
But 65 is not scheduled into SIT .... the article says it was en route from JNU to SIT. 65 is a northbound flight SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU-ANC. The truth is out there somewhere!
The lightning reportedly hit right in front of the pilots, putting two small holes in the skin of the plane.
Glad everyone's okay!
UPDATE: Actually, 66 was the second hit of the day. 65 got hit earlier.
From the Juneau Empire: http://juneauempire.com/local/2016-1...ruck-lightning
Two Alaska Airlines flights in Southeast Alaska were struck by lightning Monday in separate incidents, leaving some passengers stranded and others delayed.
The first strike took place near Sitka as Flight 65, the morning milk run through Southeast Alaska, prepared to land at Sitka.
But 65 is not scheduled into SIT .... the article says it was en route from JNU to SIT. 65 is a northbound flight SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU-ANC. The truth is out there somewhere!
Last edited by dave1013; Dec 19, 2016 at 9:08 pm
Dec 19, 2016, 9:33 pm
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Getting reports that today's AS 66 was hit by lightning ex-ANC and made it to CDV, where the rest of the itinerary was canceled and AS put pax up for the night at the Reluctant Fisherman.
The lightning reportedly hit right in front of the pilots, putting two small holes in the skin of the plane.
Glad everyone's okay!
UPDATE: Actually, 66 was the second hit of the day. 65 got hit earlier.
From the Juneau Empire: http://juneauempire.com/local/2016-1...ruck-lightning
Two Alaska Airlines flights in Southeast Alaska were struck by lightning Monday in separate incidents, leaving some passengers stranded and others delayed.
The first strike took place near Sitka as Flight 65, the morning milk run through Southeast Alaska, prepared to land at Sitka.
But 65 is not scheduled into SIT .... the article says it was en route from JNU to SIT. 65 is a northbound flight SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU-ANC. The truth is out there somewhere!
The lightning reportedly hit right in front of the pilots, putting two small holes in the skin of the plane.
Glad everyone's okay!
UPDATE: Actually, 66 was the second hit of the day. 65 got hit earlier.
From the Juneau Empire: http://juneauempire.com/local/2016-1...ruck-lightning
Two Alaska Airlines flights in Southeast Alaska were struck by lightning Monday in separate incidents, leaving some passengers stranded and others delayed.
The first strike took place near Sitka as Flight 65, the morning milk run through Southeast Alaska, prepared to land at Sitka.
But 65 is not scheduled into SIT .... the article says it was en route from JNU to SIT. 65 is a northbound flight SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU-ANC. The truth is out there somewhere!
SCHEDULE ACTUAL DELAY/CANCEL ARRIVAL
CITY ARRV DEPT ARRV DEPT CODES GATE
FAI ORIG 600A 559A
ANC 710A 800A 707A 813A 0F C4
JNU 943A 1037A 949A 1028A 4
SIT 1126A 1213P 1111A 302P
KTN2 100P 150P 615P 717P 0L/0S C1
SEA 437P TERM
0F - FLIGHT OPERATIONS
0L - LATE ARRIVAL
0S - CUSTOMER SERVICE
4FAI/OUT0559A OFF0617A *0919
2ANC/ON 0703A IN 0707A *1010
3ANC/ETD0815A 0.15L DUE MECHANICAL *1109
4ANC/OUT0813A 0.13L OFF0828A *1129
3JNU/ETD1039A 0.02L ON-TIME *1251
2JNU/ON 0944A IN 0949A 0.06L *1251
4JNU/OUT1028A OFF1042A *1344
5SIT/ACFT SWAP IN SIT - THRU PAX NEED TO CHANGE PLANES *1441*SEARDF
3SIT/ETD0500P 4.47L DUE LATE ARRIVAL *1948
2SIT/ON 1106A IN 1111A *2108
4SIT/OUT0302P 2.49L OFF0537P *2108
5KTN/ACFT SWAP IN KTN - THRU PAX NEED TO CHANGE PLANES *1441*SEARDF
2KTN/ON 0611P IN 0615P 5.15L *2116
3KTN/ETD0700P 5.10L ON-TIME *2210
4KTN/OUT0717P 5.27L OFF0724P *2226
2SEA/ETA1006P 5.29L PROJECTED *2225
Dec 19, 2016, 11:07 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...6-lax-dca.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ng-8-10-a.html
Seems this area has this type of WX on occasion...
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Welcome to the "struck by lightning on AS" club ^
Thanks for the welcome, beckoa. I missed out on the NYE fireworks so the lightening *flash-bang-shudder* sort of made up for it. 
Good news: They were able to eventually swap out another aircraft for us.
Bad news: They switched to a combi, meaning I was downgraded from 2A to 22A, from chardonnay to OJ.
The *only* reason I had booked the milk run in the first place was because #62 was too early in the day and I wanted to avoid #64 (the combi). The evening flight (#70) doesn't run on Saturday. So I decided that first class on the afternoon puddle-jumper was preferable to tarmac boarding, multiple sets of stairs and a coach seat on the combi.
Little did I know I'd end up with the worst of both worlds ... the milk-run via combi.
That might have been fine 25 years ago when I was a bit younger and a tad more spry, but I'm getting too old for things like this.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ng-8-10-a.html
Seems this area has this type of WX on occasion...
Originally Posted by AKCuisine
AS #66 was struck by lightening during the approach into Cordova today. Our landing was aborted and the aircraft returned to Anchorage. More later ... too much excitement today!
Welcome to the "struck by lightning on AS" club ^
Good news: They were able to eventually swap out another aircraft for us.
Bad news: They switched to a combi, meaning I was downgraded from 2A to 22A, from chardonnay to OJ.
The *only* reason I had booked the milk run in the first place was because #62 was too early in the day and I wanted to avoid #64 (the combi). The evening flight (#70) doesn't run on Saturday. So I decided that first class on the afternoon puddle-jumper was preferable to tarmac boarding, multiple sets of stairs and a coach seat on the combi.
Little did I know I'd end up with the worst of both worlds ... the milk-run via combi.
That might have been fine 25 years ago when I was a bit younger and a tad more spry, but I'm getting too old for things like this.
Dec 20, 2016, 9:56 am
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Thanks for bringing up that previous conversation, beckoa!
I was on AS #66 milkrun back on 1/2/16 when we were hit by lightning on our approach into CDV from ANC. I was seated in 2A when the bolt hit on the left-hand side, just forward of the first class cabin.
We circled for a bit before returing to Anchorage where we eventually were re-accommodated on a combi. If there's anything I like less than doing the milkrun (ANC-CDV-YAK-JNU), it's losing my upgrade *and* having to do the milkrun in a combi ...
I was on AS #66 milkrun back on 1/2/16 when we were hit by lightning on our approach into CDV from ANC. I was seated in 2A when the bolt hit on the left-hand side, just forward of the first class cabin.
We circled for a bit before returing to Anchorage where we eventually were re-accommodated on a combi. If there's anything I like less than doing the milkrun (ANC-CDV-YAK-JNU), it's losing my upgrade *and* having to do the milkrun in a combi ...
Dec 20, 2016, 8:21 pm
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From the Juneau Empire: http://juneauempire.com/local/2016-1...ruck-lightning
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016...tning-strikes/
Dec 20, 2016, 11:13 pm
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ADN did the story a little better, but JE informed us of the exact hotel (Reluctant Fisherman Inn).
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016...tning-strikes/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016...tning-strikes/
