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E135 crew flew into a thunderstorm with heavy rain and hail and had a lightning strike. The crew did not determine the WX radar was not working properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Rain Thunderstorm other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 588935 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 588936 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Lightning strike. While flying at FL290 and waiting for ATC to give us higher altitude to FL330 we flew into a cell with heavy rain, turbulence, and possible hail. While in this cell we were struck by lightning. We heard a distinct pop, the autoplt disconnected and we smelled what appeared to be smoke for a very short time. We found no obvious damage on the postflt inspection and made the appropriate entry in the maintenance logbook. The radar failed to paint this WX at any setting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E135 CREW FLEW INTO A TSTM WITH HVY RAIN AND HAIL AND HAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE CREW DID NOT DETERMINE THE WX RADAR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
Narrative: LIGHTNING STRIKE. WHILE FLYING AT FL290 AND WAITING FOR ATC TO GIVE US HIGHER ALT TO FL330 WE FLEW INTO A CELL WITH HVY RAIN, TURB, AND POSSIBLE HAIL. WHILE IN THIS CELL WE WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. WE HEARD A DISTINCT POP, THE AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED AND WE SMELLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. WE FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE ON THE POSTFLT INSPECTION AND MADE THE APPROPRIATE ENTRY IN THE MAINT LOGBOOK. THE RADAR FAILED TO PAINT THIS WX AT ANY SETTING.
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.