Skymark Airlines revealed that Flight SKY705 from Tokyo/Haneda to Sapporo/New Chitose on November 1 (Boeing 737-800, registration: JA737X) was struck by lightning, damaging the airframe. On November 22, the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) classified it as an aircraft accident.
The incident was reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on the day of the accident. An examination of the damage confirmed that it constitutes a major repair as defined under Japan’s Civil Aeronautics Act.
After being kept at New Chitose Airport, the aircraft operated a ferry flight on November 15 to Taipei/Taoyuan via Tokyo/Haneda.
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