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Flight attendant report, S80, ord-dfw, during sterile cockpit, lightning strike, first officer injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : c90.tracon |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 440415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
There was a loud bang, sounded like an explosion and strong burning odor. We broke the sterile cockpit rule and informed the captain. He said everything was ok. Passenger in the aft area of cabin were very upset and requested the captain make a PA, which he did, 'said no problem,' and we were in a storm. First officer later told us we were struck by lightning which burned and singed the hair on his arm in cockpit. My concern was the agent greeting the flight in dfw for the outbound cockpit crew knew nothing of possible damage nor did they divulge information. I informed agent and crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, ORD-DFW, DURING STERILE COCKPIT, LIGHTNING STRIKE, FO INJURED.
Narrative: THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND STRONG BURNING ODOR. WE BROKE THE STERILE COCKPIT RULE AND INFORMED THE CAPT. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. PAX IN THE AFT AREA OF CABIN WERE VERY UPSET AND REQUESTED THE CAPT MAKE A PA, WHICH HE DID, 'SAID NO PROB,' AND WE WERE IN A STORM. FO LATER TOLD US WE WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHICH BURNED AND SINGED THE HAIR ON HIS ARM IN COCKPIT. MY CONCERN WAS THE AGENT GREETING THE FLT IN DFW FOR THE OUTBOUND COCKPIT CREW KNEW NOTHING OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE NOR DID THEY DIVULGE INFO. I INFORMED AGENT AND CREW.
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.