Incident · 2014-10-10

NTSB case ENG15IA037 · BOEING 787-8 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2014-10-10
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 787-8 (N26906)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

A shutdown of the displays due to the inability to operate through a rapid transient radiated electric field brought on by a near field lightning strike. Contributing to the loss of displays for the remainder of the flight was the lack of guidance to the crew to perform a controlled power reset to the display.

Source: NTSB case ENG15IA037

Flight crew

No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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