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Old 10th Feb 2009, 13:34
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Got hit once in an RJ. It hit us right above the radome. Exit points were both wingtips, one winglet static wick, and the VHF2 antenna. Other than having to fix the exit holes on the wingtips, static wicks, and replacing the VHF2 antenna nothing else happened. I was told a couple of days later that the aircraft was broadcasting over the PA everything that was being said over our COM2, so there were some secondary problems but nothing dangerous or complicated. I didn't even think we had been struck, I just thought it was a close call. There were zero anomalies with the aircraft after the strike. I think bad ground AC power has a worse effect on the RJ than lightning strikes.

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