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Flight crew reported that ATC instructions vectored aircraft into extreme weather instead of avoiding it; resulting in lightning and hail damage; requiring aircraft to be removed from service after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1667935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While deviating for weather; the controller instructed us to immediately turn into weather. The captain attempted to avoid the weather; but conditions deteriorated; resulting in moderate turbulence; multiple lightning strikes upon the aircraft; and hail. The altitude deviated slightly due to weather initially; however; descent was made subsequently to 14;000 feet through several cells. Clearly the controller did not understand the severity of the weather we were deviating around. The aircraft was landed in ZZZ uneventfully without declaring an emergency; however; it was removed from service due to burn marks on the stabilizer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew reported that ATC instructions vectored aircraft into extreme weather instead of avoiding it; resulting in lightning and hail damage; requiring aircraft to be removed from service after landing.
Narrative: While deviating for weather; the Controller instructed us to immediately turn into weather. The Captain attempted to avoid the weather; but conditions deteriorated; resulting in moderate turbulence; multiple lightning strikes upon the aircraft; and hail. The altitude deviated slightly due to weather initially; however; descent was made subsequently to 14;000 feet through several cells. Clearly the Controller did not understand the severity of the weather we were deviating around. The aircraft was landed in ZZZ uneventfully without declaring an emergency; however; it was removed from service due to burn marks on the stabilizer.
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.