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Flight crew of MD80 experience static discharge after encounter with cumulo nimbus build-up on departure from ord. No damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 598693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
During departure from ord, climbing through 8000 ft and upon entering developing cumulo nimbus clouds, major static build-up and subsequent discharge occurred on radome nose area with no impact to aircraft system or performance. Only significant result was very loud discharge noise and momentary flash blindness followed by very faint smell of smoke for only a few seconds. No impact to passenger, cabin of equipment. Flight was continued to tul and dispatch was notified. Postflt inspection by maintenance resulted in negative damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 EXPERIENCE STATIC DISCHARGE AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH CUMULO NIMBUS BUILD-UP ON DEP FROM ORD. NO DAMAGE.
Narrative: DURING DEP FROM ORD, CLBING THROUGH 8000 FT AND UPON ENTERING DEVELOPING CUMULO NIMBUS CLOUDS, MAJOR STATIC BUILD-UP AND SUBSEQUENT DISCHARGE OCCURRED ON RADOME NOSE AREA WITH NO IMPACT TO ACFT SYS OR PERFORMANCE. ONLY SIGNIFICANT RESULT WAS VERY LOUD DISCHARGE NOISE AND MOMENTARY FLASH BLINDNESS FOLLOWED BY VERY FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS. NO IMPACT TO PAX, CABIN OF EQUIP. FLT WAS CONTINUED TO TUL AND DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED. POSTFLT INSPECTION BY MAINT RESULTED IN NEGATIVE DAMAGE.
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.