Service difficulty report · Radome · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
68,525 hours, 33,508 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Radome
Part number
591009113P
Part serial
638
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nose
Part time
10,209 hours, 6,102 cycles
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE ACFT RADOME. MX PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP IAW MM 05-53-00 DETECTING RADOME, TAIL CONE AND RT ELEVATOR GEAGER TAB WITH MATERIAL LOOSE OUT LIMITS OF OPERATION; 10 RIVET DAMAGED AND SMALL DAMAGES OF FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATIONS Y 110 AT Y 180 AND BETWEEN LONGERONS LT 26 AND 27. THE NON ROUTINE CARDS A0166041, A0166042 AND A0166043 WERE ISSUED TO REPAIR LIGHTNING STRIPS, RIVET AND SMALL DAMAGES WERE REPLACED AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-50-00 AND THE TAIL CONE, RADOME AND RT ELEVATOR GEAGER TAB WERE REPLACED IAW MM 53-53-00, MM 53-51-00 AND MM 27-30-00, ALL CORRECT.

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