What was found
DURING AIRCRAFT POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, OPERATOR OBSERVED BURN DAMAGE IN PAINTED SURFACES ON FUSELAGE AND SOME CONTROLS WHICH INDICATED POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. ACFT WAS ENTERED INTO MAINTENANCE. ACFT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2015
- Submitted
- October 22, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N600TX
- Make and model
- Columb LC41550FG400
- Aircraft serial
- 41725
- Aircraft time
- 753 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO550C
- Engine time
- 753 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5542 · Rudder, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part serial
- 41725
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 753 hours
- Component
- Rudder
- Component part number
- LC41550FG
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.