Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Distraction; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Procedure; Weather; Aircraft
While in holding pattern the aircraft was hit by lightning. Autopilot failed to stay connected in a turn and we climbed 200 FT at the same time we received an ECAM message that the right engine stalled. The holding pattern [was] too close to convective activity.
An A319 was struck by lightning while in a holding pattern at 14;000 FT and made a precautionary landing after a RT ENG STALL ECAM alerted and the autopilot disconnected causing an altitude excursion.