Lightning Strike Takes out Part of CRJ-200 Winglet Near EWR

This just came across the pilot reports of turbulence:

PIREP 20:10Z 10/11/07
EWR UUA /OV CAT/TM 2010/FL100/TP CRJ2/RM LIGHTING STRIKE-LOST PART OF WINGLET-ZNY CWSU

Not to worry though, planes are built to handle lightning.

Meanwhile, many planes on the Eastern half of the US are experiencing moderate-severe turbulence due to jet stream and weather.

A CRJ 2
A CRJ-200

Written by tb_neg on October 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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