Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 26, 2006
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
58,729 hours, 28,338 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851AK
Part serial
133211
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Center
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LIGHTING STRIKE IN THE RADOME ZONE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO HANGAR TO ACCOMPLISH AN INSPECTION BY LIGHTNING STRIKE IAW M/M 05-53-00; THE CENTER PITOT TUBE WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGES. THE PITOT TUBE WAS REPLACED IAW M/M 34-11-02 AND THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW M/M 34-11-00, ALL CORRECT.

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