What was found
BENDIX ADF ANTENNA DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE SURFACE (APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT). SUBMITTER SUGGESTS POSSIBLE CAUSE, TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIPS.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1392H
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7780156
- System (JASC)
- 3455 · Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- KA42B
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 5,115 hours
- Component
- Bendix · KA42B
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.