What was found
THE HF ANTENNA BROKE OFF DURING FLIGHT, FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TENSION UNIT. THE ANTENNA CABLE SLAPPED AGAINST THE TAILCONE, CHIPPING PAINT. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2003
- Submitted
- April 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N550KL
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500844
- Engine
- Pwa PW530A
- System (JASC)
- 2310 · HF Communications System
- Part
- Antenna
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 939 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.