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Lightning strike caused flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft to declare an emergency during descent for landing due to one of the two engine's low oil pressure indication. The engine was shut down and the aircraft land safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 267324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately 15000 ft on descent into clt, we saw a bright flash and heard a bang. I assume the aircraft was struck by lightning. Immediately following the strike, the multi- function display unit (MFDU) displayed 'oil press lim engine 1' with the associated procedure. Oil pressure on that engine read about 8 psi, with no other indications of a problem with that engine. The procedure calls for retarding the associated throttle and, when that was done, the alert went away. We declared an emergency with clt approach, notified, the flight attendants and passenger and made an uneventful landing on 18R at clt. The #1 throttle was left at the idle throughout the approach and the engine was shut down as soon as we were safely on the ground. Although it was the first officer's leg, I took control of the aircraft for the final approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT TO DECLARE AN EMER DURING DSCNT FOR LNDG DUE TO ONE OF THE TWO ENG'S LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ACFT LAND SAFELY.
Narrative: AT APPROX 15000 FT ON DSCNT INTO CLT, WE SAW A BRIGHT FLASH AND HEARD A BANG. I ASSUME THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STRIKE, THE MULTI- FUNCTION DISPLAY UNIT (MFDU) DISPLAYED 'OIL PRESS LIM ENG 1' WITH THE ASSOCIATED PROC. OIL PRESSURE ON THAT ENG READ ABOUT 8 PSI, WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF A PROB WITH THAT ENG. THE PROC CALLS FOR RETARDING THE ASSOCIATED THROTTLE AND, WHEN THAT WAS DONE, THE ALERT WENT AWAY. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH CLT APCH, NOTIFIED, THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON 18R AT CLT. THE #1 THROTTLE WAS LEFT AT THE IDLE THROUGHOUT THE APCH AND THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AS SOON AS WE WERE SAFELY ON THE GND. ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE FO'S LEG, I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT FOR THE FINAL APCH AND LNDG.
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.