19980226007449A

Lightning strike on final. Blew holes in hydro system lines. Alternate used blew tires ldg. Nose gear sheared off. (.4)while flying in precipitation deviating within 10 miles from the edge of a level 5 thunderstorm associated with a squall line, the airplane was struck by lightning. Arching damage to the no. 1 elevator pressure and no. 2 elevator return hydraulic lines resulted in depletion of the hydraulic fluid from the nos. 1 and 2 hydraulic system reservoirs. The airplane was landed on a wet runway and after touchdown, 2 of the 4 main landing gear tires ruptured. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway, across grass, and came to rest with the nose landing gear separated. A loose canon plug at the parking brake shutoff valve was discovered which prevented the operation of the alternate antiskid system. That area was inspected 2 days earlier. The airplane was only equipped by design with 1 bonding strap located on the left side of the airplane for the horizontal and vertical stabilizer; which failed. Advisory circular recommends that the area be designated for carrying substantial amounts of electrical current, but the airpla NE was not designed for such. The flight crew was not provided convective sigmets for the central U.S., which indicated severe thunderstorms over Birmingham. The destination airport was near the boundary of the east and central regions for convective sigmets. The airline does not conduct weather radar training in recurrent, upgrade, or requalification training. The dispatcher did not provide to the flight crew weather watches that were available 15 minutes before and after the flight departed. (-23)ligthing strike on final, blew holes in both #1 and #2 syst. Hydralic lines, when acft landed 3 of the main tires blew caused aircraft to run off runway, nose gear. Sheared off aircraft came to rest with nose on taxi way, no emergency evacuation pax taken to terminal on buses on injuries.