An md super 80 on approach at 12000 ft had a lightning strike incurring minor damage to the radome.

Attributes
ACN	405280
Time
Date	199806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	405280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While descending in slc for landing we experienced light rain and chop. There were thunderstorms in the vicinity and lightning was visible in the distance. Passing 12000 ft we were either hit by lightning or a static discharge. We experienced a bright flash, physical thump and ozone odor. Neither pilot had temporary blindness but we both had spots in our sight for some time. We exited the rain and made an uneventful landing. There were no aircraft system affected and postflt revealed a delamination of the nose radome.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ON APCH AT 12000 FT HAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE INCURRING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RADOME.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING IN SLC FOR LNDG WE EXPERIENCED LIGHT RAIN AND CHOP. THERE WERE TSTMS IN THE VICINITY AND LIGHTNING WAS VISIBLE IN THE DISTANCE. PASSING 12000 FT WE WERE EITHER HIT BY LIGHTNING OR A STATIC DISCHARGE. WE EXPERIENCED A BRIGHT FLASH, PHYSICAL THUMP AND OZONE ODOR. NEITHER PLT HAD TEMPORARY BLINDNESS BUT WE BOTH HAD SPOTS IN OUR SIGHT FOR SOME TIME. WE EXITED THE RAIN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THERE WERE NO ACFT SYS AFFECTED AND POSTFLT REVEALED A DELAMINATION OF THE NOSE RADOME.

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.