What happened
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On 08/22/2014, at 1534 local time, skywest airlines Bombardier CL-600-2D24, N822SK, as flight 4449 departed Salt Lake City international airport (slc) for reno-tahoe international airport (rno). Aircraft was struck by lightning 30 miles northwest of slc airport while climbing thru flight level 15,000 feet rendering the weather radar inoperative. Aircraft continued its climb to 31,000 feet and continued on to rno. Flight crew did not return to slc due to the inoperative weather radar and widespeed thunderstorms in the area of slc airport. Skywest maintenance inspected aircraft and replaced the radome and weather radar antenna.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/22/2014, AT 1534 LOCAL TIME, SKYWEST AIRLINES BOMBARDIER CL-600-2D24, N822SK, AS FLIGHT 4449 DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SLC) FOR RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RNO). AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SLC AIRPORT WHILE CLIMBING THRU FLIGHT LEVEL 15,000 FEET RENDERING THE WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS CLIMB TO 31,000 FEET AND CONTINUED ON TO RNO. FLIGHT CREW DID NOT RETURN TO SLC DUE TO THE INOPERATIVE WEATHER RADAR AND WIDESPEED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA OF SLC AIRPORT. SKYWEST MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE RADOME AND WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA.
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