What was found
AIRCRAFT TOOK A LIGHTNING STRIKE WHILE AIRBORNE. RETURNED TO RDM. RDM, INSPECTED AIRCRAFT PER MM 05-50-01 AND FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKE TO LEFT ELEVATOR. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. RELEASED AIRCRAFT FOR SPECIAL FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N295UX
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120295
- Engine
- Pwa PW118A
- System (JASC)
- 5522 · Elevator, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Lightning Strike
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.