TAROM B738 enroute on Sep 26th 2020, failure of weather radar
Last Update: September 26, 2020 / 14:05:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-6528
Departure
Antalya, Turkey
Destination
Timisoara, Romania
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 is estimated to continue the flight in the evening with a delay of more than 6 hours.
A frontal system stretched from Ukraine to Greece covering the western half of Romania, where Timisoara is located.
Metars Timisoara:
LRTR 261100Z 01004KT 320V050 9999 SCT030 FEW055CB 19/13 Q0996 R11/290095=
LRTR 261030Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW029 FEW055CB 20/13 Q0996 R11/290095=
COR LRTR 261000Z 06003KT 330V100 9999 FEW028 FEW055CB 18/13 Q0996 R11/290095=
LRTR 260930Z 10004KT 030V180 9999 -SHRA FEW050CB 17/15 Q0996 R11/290095=
LRTR 260900Z 15003KT 9999 -SHRA SCT050CB 17/15 Q0996 RESHRA R11/290095=
LRTR 260830Z 25003KT 230V300 9999 FEW055CB 17/15 Q0996 R11/290095=
LRTR 260800Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW055CB 17/15 Q0996 R11/290095=
LRTR 260730Z VRB01KT 9999 SCT047 FEW055CB 16/14 Q0995 R11/290095=
LRTR 260700Z VRB02KT 9999 -SHRA BKN045 FEW050CB 16/15 Q0995 R11/290095=
Metars Bucharest Otopeni:
LROP 261100Z 10004KT 030V150 CAVOK 25/15 Q0997 NOSIG=
LROP 261030Z VRB02KT CAVOK 25/15 Q0998 NOSIG=
LROP 261000Z 14006KT 090V210 CAVOK 25/16 Q0998 NOSIG=
LROP 260930Z 07006KT 040V100 CAVOK 24/16 Q0998 NOSIG=
LROP 260900Z 13007KT CAVOK 24/17 Q0999 NOSIG=
LROP 260830Z 09008KT CAVOK 24/17 Q0999 NOSIG=
LROP 260800Z 05011KT CAVOK 24/19 Q0999 NOSIG=
LROP 260730Z 06010KT CAVOK 22/19 Q0998 NOSIG=
LROP 260700Z 07007KT 9999 FEW011 21/19 Q1000 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-6528
Departure
Antalya, Turkey
Destination
Timisoara, Romania
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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