CRJ200 crew had a lightning strike. The aircraft was damaged.

Attributes
ACN	634267
Time
Date	200410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ztl.artcc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Thunderstorm Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc artcc : ztl.artcc tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 3900
ASRS Report	634267
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 flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Climb out of atl runway 26L, moderate to heavy turbulence. At about 15000 ft, lightning strike. Shortly after, we received 'ELT on' caution and a moment later 'EFIS comp mon' caution. We couldn't confirm a direct lightning strike and continued on with the QRH. The QRH procedures would not correct much of the problem with EFIS. At FL220 during climb out, we contacted company maintenance. Not sure if there was any damage, so we diverted to jan because going to mty with haze and possible VOR approach. The captain ahrs (attitude heading reference system) wasn't working properly. Landing at jan was no problem. Company and customs met us at the gate. The walkaround the plane showed burnt damage under the left wing and outside fairing. Maintenance cleared it for a one time ferry flight to maintenance base. Landed at maintenance base with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 CREW HAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED.

Narrative: CLBOUT OF ATL RWY 26L, MODERATE TO HVY TURB. AT ABOUT 15000 FT, LIGHTNING STRIKE. SHORTLY AFTER, WE RECEIVED 'ELT ON' CAUTION AND A MOMENT LATER 'EFIS COMP MON' CAUTION. WE COULDN'T CONFIRM A DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKE AND CONTINUED ON WITH THE QRH. THE QRH PROCS WOULD NOT CORRECT MUCH OF THE PROB WITH EFIS. AT FL220 DURING CLBOUT, WE CONTACTED COMPANY MAINT. NOT SURE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE, SO WE DIVERTED TO JAN BECAUSE GOING TO MTY WITH HAZE AND POSSIBLE VOR APCH. THE CAPT AHRS (ATTITUDE HDG REF SYS) WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. LNDG AT JAN WAS NO PROB. COMPANY AND CUSTOMS MET US AT THE GATE. THE WALKAROUND THE PLANE SHOWED BURNT DAMAGE UNDER THE L WING AND OUTSIDE FAIRING. MAINT CLRED IT FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLT TO MAINT BASE. LANDED AT MAINT BASE WITH NO PROBS.

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.