B767 flight crew encounters turbulence and lightning strikes during approach to atl.

Attributes
ACN	597280
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
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 : 100 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	597280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3 fa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While being vectored on approach at 12000 ft, to atl, went into green WX area on radar and encountered 2 lightning strikes. First mild, second approximately 20 seconds later, shook airplane. Sparks observed in front of aircraft. (Later flight attendants reported seeing on right side of aircraft.) after flight at gate, found numerous burn holes on outside of right engine cowl. Reported strike in air to maintenance. Put in logbook. Called chief pilot, duty pilot, finally dispatcher. No indications in the air of any damage or any message, etc. Crew elected to continue trip through atl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS TURB AND LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING APCH TO ATL.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED ON APCH AT 12000 FT, TO ATL, WENT INTO GREEN WX AREA ON RADAR AND ENCOUNTERED 2 LIGHTNING STRIKES. FIRST MILD, SECOND APPROX 20 SECONDS LATER, SHOOK AIRPLANE. SPARKS OBSERVED IN FRONT OF ACFT. (LATER FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SEEING ON R SIDE OF ACFT.) AFTER FLT AT GATE, FOUND NUMEROUS BURN HOLES ON OUTSIDE OF R ENG COWL. RPTED STRIKE IN AIR TO MAINT. PUT IN LOGBOOK. CALLED CHIEF PLT, DUTY PLT, FINALLY DISPATCHER. NO INDICATIONS IN THE AIR OF ANY DAMAGE OR ANY MESSAGE, ETC. CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE TRIP THROUGH ATL.

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.