B-737-300 suffers aircraft damage while in departure procedure in proximity of thunderstorm activity...

Attributes
ACN	269611
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	269961
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight pushed on time. Waited about 20 mins for thunderstorm. We made a VFR departure to the east from runway 8L at ontario. At about 2 mi we encountered light hail for less than 10 seconds. After landing in smf we discovered both outboard landing light bulbs were broken. There was no other damage to the aircraft. Had the retractable landing lights not been extended, they would not have been broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-737-300 SUFFERS ACFT DAMAGE WHILE IN DEP PROC IN PROX OF TSTM ACTIVITY.

Narrative: FLT PUSHED ON TIME. WAITED ABOUT 20 MINS FOR TSTM. WE MADE A VFR DEP TO THE E FROM RWY 8L AT ONTARIO. AT ABOUT 2 MI WE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT HAIL FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. AFTER LNDG IN SMF WE DISCOVERED BOTH OUTBOARD LNDG LIGHT BULBS WERE BROKEN. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. HAD THE RETRACTABLE LNDG LIGHTS NOT BEEN EXTENDED, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BROKEN.

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.