What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during a passenger flight under 14 CFR 121, ufs, inc., dba united express flight number 5728, reported receiving a lightning strike in level flight while enroute from fort wayne, IN (fwa) to chicago, IL o'hare (ord). The aircraft reportedly received the strike while 35 miles sse of South Bend, IN (sbn). The flight crew elected to land at South Bend and did so on runway 27L without further incident. The flight crew reported no injuries to any of the passenger or crew. The post-incident damage to the aircraft was reported as follows. The results of the lightning strike were reviewed on the bae-atp. Possible entry point on left side ice shield. Several nut plates blown off interior fuselage, ripping holes in metal structure. Numerous electrical wires cut or insulation cut through exposing bare wire. Fiberglass insulation scorched. Several hot spots noted on radome and wing structure at right aileron center attach point. Apparent exit point was the right elevator. Static wicks were blown off. Several rivets were blown out of the structure expanded exhibiting heat stress. All procedures in the maintenance manual.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING A PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 121, UFS, INC., DBA UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT NUMBER 5728, REPORTED RECEIVING A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHILE ENROUTE FROM FORT WAYNE, IN (FWA) TO CHICAGO, IL O'HARE (ORD). THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY RECEIVED THE STRIKE WHILE 35 MILES SSE OF SOUTH BEND, IN (SBN). THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO LAND AT SOUTH BEND AND DID SO ON RUNWAY 27L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGER OR CREW. THE POST-INCIDENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS. THE RESULTS OF THE LIGHTNING STRIKE WERE REVIEWED ON THE BAE-ATP. POSSIBLE ENTRY POINT ON LEFT SIDE ICE SHIELD. SEVERAL NUT PLATES BLOWN OFF INTERIOR FUSELAGE, RIPPING HOLES IN METAL STRUCTURE. NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL WIRES CUT OR INSULATION CUT THROUGH EXPOSING BARE WIRE. FIBERGLASS INSULATION SCORCHED. SEVERAL HOT SPOTS NOTED ON RADOME AND WING STRUCTURE AT RIGHT AILERON CENTER ATTACH POINT. APPARENT EXIT POINT WAS THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. STATIC WICKS WERE BLOWN OFF. SEVERAL RIVETS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE STRUCTURE EXPANDED EXHIBITING HEAT STRESS. ALL PROCEDURES IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
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