What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was struck by lightning in the vicinity of monkz intersection (approx. 37 miles se Chicago, IL) at an altitude of 7000 ft. MSL while receiving radar vectors for an ILS runway 04L approach to Chicago O'Hare intnl. Airport. The lightning damaged the nose gear doors and the tail cone "stinger". The tail cone and tail navigation lights were heat damaged and a non-pressurized bulkhead in the tail cone "stinger" was forcibly dislodged, jamming the elevator actuators. The crew was able to get only partial forward control yoke authority during the latter stages of the landing.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY OF MONKZ INTERSECTION (APPROX. 37 MILES SE CHICAGO, IL) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 7000 FT. MSL WHILE RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS FOR AN ILS RUNWAY 04L APPROACH TO CHICAGO O'HARE INTNL. AIRPORT. THE LIGHTNING DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE TAIL CONE "STINGER". THE TAIL CONE AND TAIL NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE HEAT DAMAGED AND A NON-PRESSURIZED BULKHEAD IN THE TAIL CONE "STINGER" WAS FORCIBLY DISLODGED, JAMMING THE ELEVATOR ACTUATORS. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO GET ONLY PARTIAL FORWARD CONTROL YOKE AUTHORITY DURING THE LATTER STAGES OF THE LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.