Narrative:

This is probably one of the most bizarre aviation events I've come [experienced] in years. Last night; we flew along a front of storms that went all the way from cuba to canada. Deviating west of the line until finally picking our way through on the descent; it was rough and sporty to say the least. Moderate precipitation and moderate turbulence; and we either were struck by lightning or had a static discharge during descent. First officer was flying.here's what happened: first officer lands; I take control of the aircraft around 80 knots; I turn at the high-speed taxiway; slow aircraft; and begin to taxi. I placed my right hand and wrist on top of the thrust reverser/throttle quadrant; kind of laying it on top in a resting type position; and bam! I get shocked in a major way. I'm talking electrocution amount of charge ripping through my hand and wrist bones [and] extreme pain.my wrist swelled up once we got to operations office; and was discolored at the point of contact. A day later; the bone part of my wrist still hurts. It's very stiff; but I can still use it with some pain. We were supposed to fly another leg last night; but ultimately went illegal as our inbound plane diverted due to that weather.I am simply reporting this; because it is very unusual set of circumstances; and potentially could be a safety concern as it could have incapacitated me at the controls. I am curious if boeing or company has ever heard of this happening before; as it is a first for me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported receiving a large and painful electrical shock when he placed his hand and wrist on the reverser/throttle quadrant.

Narrative: This is probably one of the most bizarre aviation events I've come [experienced] in years. Last night; we flew along a front of storms that went all the way from Cuba to Canada. Deviating west of the line until finally picking our way through on the descent; it was rough and sporty to say the least. Moderate precipitation and moderate turbulence; and we either were struck by lightning or had a static discharge during descent. First Officer was flying.Here's what happened: First Officer lands; I take control of the aircraft around 80 knots; I turn at the high-speed taxiway; slow aircraft; and begin to taxi. I placed my right hand and wrist on top of the thrust reverser/throttle quadrant; kind of laying it on top in a resting type position; and BAM! I get shocked in a major way. I'm talking electrocution amount of charge ripping through my hand and wrist bones [and] extreme pain.My wrist swelled up once we got to operations office; and was discolored at the point of contact. A day later; the bone part of my wrist still hurts. It's very stiff; but I can still use it with some pain. We were supposed to fly another leg last night; but ultimately went illegal as our inbound plane diverted due to that weather.I am simply reporting this; because it is very unusual set of circumstances; and potentially could be a safety concern as it could have incapacitated me at the controls. I am curious if Boeing or Company has ever heard of this happening before; as it is a first for me.

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.