Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 73776Q

Difficulty date
August 15, 2014
Submitted
September 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AM
Make and model
Boeing 73776Q
Aircraft serial
30283
Aircraft time
39,848 hours, 22,869 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220329001
Part serial
16PCTC
Condition
Damaged
Location
Dme
Part time
19,549 hours, 7,386 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT BOTH DME’S OUT OF SERVICE. PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE DME ANTENNA & A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 05-51-19, DETECTING BOTH DME’S TRANSCEIVERS DAMAGES, SO BOTH DME’S TRANSCEIVERS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 34-55-11, ALL CORRECT.

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