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An air carrier light transport is hit by lightning during cruise flight in IMC WX conditions and turbulence. Aircraft damage noted during postflt inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402275 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1555 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 402275 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lightning struck radome of aircraft and came out the right wingtip. No aircraft system were affected and damage was not detected until postflt inspection. Outside air temperature -5 degrees C at time of strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT IS HIT BY LIGHTNING DURING CRUISE FLT IN IMC WX CONDITIONS AND TURB. ACFT DAMAGE NOTED DURING POSTFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: LIGHTNING STRUCK RADOME OF ACFT AND CAME OUT THE R WINGTIP. NO ACFT SYS WERE AFFECTED AND DAMAGE WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL POSTFLT INSPECTION. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP -5 DEGS C AT TIME OF STRIKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.