Service difficulty report · Antenna · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
February 15, 2008
Submitted
March 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N411MM
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
080
Part
Antenna
Condition
Gouged
Location
Vhf System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF SATCOM ANTENNA FROM UPPER FUSELAGE FOR INSPECTION, NOTICED FOOTPRINT OF PREVIOUSLY REMOVED NR 1 VHF ANTENNA. UPON INSPECTION OF VHF ANTENNA FOOTPRINT, FOUND NUMEROUS APPARENT MECHANIC INDUCED GOUGES ON FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN. DAMAGE WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY IMPROPER REMOVAL OF PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED VHF ANTENNA. REPAIR WAS TO BLEND OUT GOUGES IAW DER EVALUATION. (K)

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