SDR 97ZZZM1077

Service difficulty report · Skin · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3108B
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC509
Part
Skin
Condition
Lighting Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SJU TO POS, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING CLIMB TO 16,000 FT. THE RIGHT GENERATOR AND BOTH BATTERIES CAME OFF LINE. THE CAPTAIN RESET THE GENERATOR AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED A LIGHTING STRIKE INSPECTION AND DISCOVERED EXIT HOLES AND MELTED RIVETS ON TOP OF THE FUSELAGE, A BROKEN HF ANTENNA, DAMAGED VERTICAL FIN CAP, AND A DAMAGED PROPELLER AND ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MAINTENANCE IS REPAIRING THE DAMAGED AREAS AND A PROP CHANGE AND ENGINE CHANGE IS IN PROGRESS.