PHOTOS: Air Transat L-1011 TriStar hail storm damage...

Stratofreighter · Post by **Stratofreighter** » 19 Aug 2010, 19:39

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Yes, this French BEA report that came out this month concerns an incident from more than 9 years ago...

Report: Air Transat L101 near Lyon on Jul 6th 2001, hail encounter

By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Aug 18th 2010 16:50Z, last updated Wednesday, Aug 18th 2010 16:50Z

Opaque windshield (Photo : BEA)

An Air Transat Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, registration C-FTNA performing flight TS-906 from Lyon (France) to Berlin Schoenefeld (Germany) with 197 passengers and 14 crew, was climbing through FL190 out of Lyon about 42nm north of Lyon at a speed of 300 KIAS, when the airplane encountered severe hail twice.

The crew immediately turned right out of the hail and decided to return to Lyon, where the airplane landed safely.
No injuries occured, the airplane sustained substantial damage and was written off.

The French BEA now (August 2010, 9 years later) released their final report in French concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

Nose and windshield damage (Photo : BEA)

Engine inlet damage (Photo : BEA)

Wing root damage (Photo : BEA)

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