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An A321 suffered an apparent lightning strike with no weather returns within forty miles of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 871444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were in the clouds with no precipitation showing on the radar at our postion. The radar; which was in the auto mode; showed scattered green returns (no yellow or red) within 40 NM. We encountered a lightning strike at that time. We also had a momentary number one engine stall show up on the ECAM then return to normal. We declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. Maintenance found lightning hit the left side static port.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A321 suffered an apparent lightning strike with no weather returns within forty miles of the aircraft.
Narrative: We were in the clouds with no precipitation showing on the radar at our postion. The radar; which was in the auto mode; showed scattered green returns (no yellow or red) within 40 NM. We encountered a lightning strike at that time. We also had a momentary number one engine stall show up on the ECAM then return to normal. We declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport. Maintenance found lightning hit the left side static port.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.