What was found
ON CLIMBOUT FROM DTW A/C STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THE STRIKE APPEARED TO HIT NEAR CAPTAIN'S SIDE AROUND PITOT TUBE AREA. ALL INSTRUMENTS FINE. AIR RETURNED TO DTW. COMPLETED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION PER JC 055-303. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2006
- Submitted
- March 3, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N416XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B416
- Aircraft time
- 20,800 hours, 23,062 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Fusleage
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.