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B737-800 captain reported flying through the localizer when they were distracted by a lightning strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1524470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OAK.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
The airport was turned around to runway 12. We were the first in line for the changeover. Approach control gave us short vectors for the ILS 12; however; approach control had not completed turning the airport around and the ILS 12 was not turned on yet. We went through the localizer; approach control queried us; we told them that the localizer was not on. Approach control turned on the localizer and vectored us for another short approach.just prior to localizer intercept we were hit by lightning and got a little distracted with looking at aircraft systems. We went through the localizer. Approach queried us again and we corrected back to localizer; followed by glideslope intercept for an uneventful landing. Dispatch and maintenance were notified. An aircraft walkaround revealed a lightning strike on the right winglet top edge. Aircraft was written up and taken out of service for inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported flying through the localizer when they were distracted by a lightning strike.
Narrative: The airport was turned around to Runway 12. We were the first in line for the changeover. Approach Control gave us short vectors for the ILS 12; however; Approach Control had not completed turning the airport around and the ILS 12 was not turned on yet. We went through the localizer; Approach Control queried us; we told them that the LOC was not on. Approach Control turned on the LOC and vectored us for another short approach.Just prior to localizer intercept we were hit by lightning and got a little distracted with looking at aircraft systems. We went through the localizer. Approach queried us again and we corrected back to localizer; followed by glideslope intercept for an uneventful landing. Dispatch and Maintenance were notified. An aircraft walkaround revealed a lightning strike on the right winglet top edge. Aircraft was written up and taken out of service for inspection.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.