An American Airlines plane suffered a lightning strike during flight.
Aviation Maintenance shared a picture of the top fuselage of an American Airlines Dreamliner.
The Boeing 787 experienced extensive damage to its composite fuselage crown when it was hit by lightning during flight.
Summer is the season for thunderstorms, and sometimes lightning can strike an aircraft that is flying. However, a lightning strike on an aircraft is not dangerous, as aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes.
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Pilots try to avoid thunderstorm clouds and fronts. Individual thunderstorm clouds can normally be avoided, but sometimes pilots have to fly through a thunderstorm, which also increases the risk of a possible lightning strike.
Thunderclouds can appear in altitudes between one and over ten kilometres. Most often lightning strikes occur during takeoff or before landing when the aircraft is reducing its altitude.
As in the cabin, the lightning strike can be seen and heard in the cockpit as well. After the strike, pilots ensure that all devices, such as radios, work normally.
Pilots report the lightning strike to technical staff, and after the aircraft lands, it undergoes a thorough inspection.
