Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
April 22, 2005
Submitted
April 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
52,737 hours, 38,483 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
65732941
Part serial
94
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Part time
52,737 hours, 38,483 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 716 FROM TOL TO MEM, DURING CRUISE OPERATION, AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH HEAVY WEATHER. DIVERTED TO BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT FOUND LARGE HOLE IN RADOME APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT IN DIAMETER. AFTER INSPECTION, DETERMINED TO BE LIGHTNING STRIKE. REPLACED RADOME AND PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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