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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8102 · Middletown, PA · September 17, 1996

Date: September 17, 1996 · 11:45 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PCAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N978HA
Reported as: Dhav DHC8102
People aboard: 14
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,064 total3,068 in this make and model251 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: crew reported that enroute from lga to cho aircraft was struck by lightning and both generators went off line. Crew reactivated generators and diverted to MDT. Crew landed with no further incident. Special lightning strike inspection was accomplished and one aileron, one flap, and rear strobe were replaced. Aircraft was returned to service. No injury or fire occurred in this incident. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CREW REPORTED THAT ENROUTE FROM LGA TO CHO AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND BOTH GENERATORS WENT OFF LINE. CREW REACTIVATED GENERATORS AND DIVERTED TO MDT. CREW LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SPECIAL LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ONE AILERON, ONE FLAP, AND REAR STROBE WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO INJURY OR FIRE OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.