by expat » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:42 am
This happened in Atlanta yesterday.
If you do not already know, when lightning strikes an aircraft, the entry point is often very easy to find, however the exit is often harder to locate, but often more important then the entry point as the damage exiting the aircraft can be quite extensive. I have see exit holes that look like they were made by a .50 cal or bigger and ailerons almost destroyed be the exit forces. This picture shows the strike, but also the lightning exiting in or around the main gear.
Matt
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
PETA
People Eating Tasty Animals.
B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
