A Jetstar Boeing 787 will be out of service for up to two months after a lightning strike inflicted significant damage on the jet during a flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast earlier this month.
Jetstar Airways Boeing 787-800 (VH-VKL, built 2015) received extensive skin damage resulting from lightning strike(s) while flying on #JQ444 from Melbourne to Gold Coast. The 787 was taken out of service for lengthy repairs.
2022-05-07: Jetstar Airways Boeing 787-800 (VH-VKL, built 2015) received extensive skin damage resulting from lightning strike(s) while flying on #JQ444 from Melbourne to Gold Coast. The 787 was taken out of service for lengthy repairs.https://t.co/8gVdXC86Rf pic.twitter.com/CUNkBwPgnu
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) May 17, 2022
Images show burn marks and dozens of small holes punctured on the underside of the Dreamliner’s fuselage, which airline crew discovered following a flight from Melbourne on May 7.
