# Incident 20020326007409I: Emb EMB145LR, Windsor Locks, CT, March 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2002, 22:00 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 42.4778° N, 74.6689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4778&lon=-74.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290SK-2018-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE-3007A1P (registry code 54571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae-3007a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02IA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020326007409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN APPROACH INTO THE BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED TWO SEVERED ELEVATOR CABLES, BONDING WIRES SEPARATED, AND BURNING AND PITTING ON THE EXTERNAL BELLY SKIN. THERE WAS ALSO A HOLE AND BURNING ALONG THE LEFT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE, AT THE FOURTH STATIC WICK FROM THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOTS REPORTED THE EFIS INSTRUMENTS TURNED DIFFERENT COLORS AFTER THE LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE PILOTS DID NOT REPORT DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT, RATHER THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT THE ELEVATORS WERE SPLIT DUE TO THE SEVERED CABLES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE PILOTS DID REPORT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE GUST LOCK ON TAXI INTO THE TERMINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02IA076), Mar 27, 2002: Embraer EMB-145LR (N290SK), Jefferson, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with lightning, which severed two of the four elevator cables.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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