Steve
En-Route
This will probably put Mother Nature on the TSA no-fly list...
It probably was an "Oh ****" moment, but it wasn't lightning. See:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20090303X74824&key=1
It appears to have been an electrical fire.
That really seems far too big of a hole for lightning to have caused.
I guess the thread title should be "Lightening Hole" ...
How do they fix that now? Replace the whole skin panel? Rivet a patch on it? Duct tape across it? Bondo?
Just curious...
It actually does surprisingly little damage, considering the nature of what's happening.
I feel better knowing it wasn't lightning!