Hobie,
No it wasn't the same aircraft but it was the same base.
Having read the report one paragraph is still confusing me.
"The horizontal stabiliser was scrapped, being damaged beyond economic repair. The major components found to have been affected were returned to the manufacturers or approved overhaul agencies. In most cases no procedures for the necessary repairs existed. In other instances no effective inspection techniques appropriate to lightning events were available. Most of the major components were therefore not returned to service, but replaced using new or overhauled components."
(In flying lawyer style the bold is mine)
My questions are:
1) What exactly do Sikorsky or their approved overhaul agency do with a blade that has been hit by lightning??
2) Where the paragraph states "most of the major components were therefore not returned to service" is that a choice of the Operator, or the manufacturer?