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Captain failed to enter lightning strike in the aircraft logbook after lightning strike during descent in thunderstorm WX activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Snow Rain Ice Turbulence |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc tower : sjc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 458308 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
During controller initiated descent from 15000 ft MSL to 11000 ft MSL, aircraft experienced moderate to severe turbulence, light rime icing and intense static electricity display on windscreen (st elmo's fire) event illuminated in blinding flash that was either a lighting strike or static discharge. Captain temporarily blinded 2-3 seconds. First officer temporarily blinded 30 seconds. Autoplt failed during descent. Captain hand flew aircraft to level off at 11000 ft MSL. Autoplt function regained. Flight proceeded to psc. First officer and captain reported no damage to aircraft. No company maintenance in psc or subsequent station -- geg. Event not recorded in aircraft maintenance log but reported to company via operational report. Captain criticized for not entering event in aircraft logbook. Non maintenance station factored into decision. No visual system damage as determined by captain/first officer factored into decision to continue flight to subsequent station.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT FAILED TO ENTER LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING DSCNT IN TSTM WX ACTIVITY.
Narrative: DURING CTLR INITIATED DSCNT FROM 15000 FT MSL TO 11000 FT MSL, ACFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB, LIGHT RIME ICING AND INTENSE STATIC ELECTRICITY DISPLAY ON WINDSCREEN (ST ELMO'S FIRE) EVENT ILLUMINATED IN BLINDING FLASH THAT WAS EITHER A LIGHTING STRIKE OR STATIC DISCHARGE. CAPT TEMPORARILY BLINDED 2-3 SECONDS. FO TEMPORARILY BLINDED 30 SECONDS. AUTOPLT FAILED DURING DSCNT. CAPT HAND FLEW ACFT TO LEVEL OFF AT 11000 FT MSL. AUTOPLT FUNCTION REGAINED. FLT PROCEEDED TO PSC. FO AND CAPT RPTED NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO COMPANY MAINT IN PSC OR SUBSEQUENT STATION -- GEG. EVENT NOT RECORDED IN ACFT MAINT LOG BUT RPTED TO COMPANY VIA OPERATIONAL RPT. CAPT CRITICIZED FOR NOT ENTERING EVENT IN ACFT LOGBOOK. NON MAINT STATION FACTORED INTO DECISION. NO VISUAL SYS DAMAGE AS DETERMINED BY CAPT/FO FACTORED INTO DECISION TO CONTINUE FLT TO SUBSEQUENT STATION.
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.