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Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · Pittsburgh, PA · November 5, 1987

Date: November 5, 1987 · 19:15 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CROA
Aircraft: N140CN
Reported as: Stbros SD330
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A42
People aboard: 17
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,491 total1,365 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N140CNRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30S/N SH3051 · Built 1980 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SD3-30 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lightning strike in cruise. Found burnt rivets on fuselage lower skin aft of radome. Crew reported loud explosion.

As the FAA filed it

LIGHTNING STRIKE IN CRUISE. FOUND BURNT RIVETS ON FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN AFT OF RADOME. CREW REPORTED LOUD EXPLOSION.

Other reports on N140CN · 7

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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