<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1080870, April 2013

An A319 was struck by lightning while in a holding pattern at 14;000 ft and made a precautionary landing after a rt engine stall ECAM alerted and the autopilot disconnected causing an altitude excursion.

Attributes
ACN	1080870
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

While in holding pattern the aircraft was hit by lightning. Autopilot failed to stay connected in a turn and we climbed 200 ft at the same time we received an ECAM message that the right engine stalled. The holding pattern [was] too close to convective activity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 was struck by lightning while in a holding pattern at 14;000 FT and made a precautionary landing after a RT ENG STALL ECAM alerted and the autopilot disconnected causing an altitude excursion.

Narrative: While in holding pattern the aircraft was hit by lightning. Autopilot failed to stay connected in a turn and we climbed 200 FT at the same time we received an ECAM message that the right engine stalled. The holding pattern [was] too close to convective activity.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.