What was found
CAPTAIN REPORTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE DURING DESCENT, IN THE FUSELAGE RADOME. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-19, DETECTING VHF ANTENNA NR 3 DAMAGED; SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 23-12-11, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2012
- Submitted
- July 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N842AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 737752
- Aircraft serial
- 32842
- Aircraft time
- 22,381 hours, 11,791 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- DMC5017
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vhf Sys
- 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.