Service difficulty report · Antenna · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 12, 2022
Submitted
July 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24GU
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
018
Aircraft time
10,980 hours, 9,118 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K, H

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FINDING THE HF ANTENNA CABLE HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS AFT ATTACH POINT THUS ALLOWING THE ANTENNA TO CONTACT THE AFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AFT FUSELAGE SKIN. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOUND ONLY MINOR CONTACT MARKS WERE NOTED ON FUSELAGE. THE MX PROVIDER ALSO REMOVED THE REMAINING ANTENNA AND HARDWARE AND MEL 23-16(A) ALLOWED CONTINUED OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.