Service difficulty report · Skin · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft time
8,548 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE OUT OF JFK NOTICED LIGHTNING STRIKE ON LEFT PROP/SITUATION WAS EVALUATED AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED AND UPON LANDING ON YOW BASE NOTICED UPON CLOSE INSPECTION: LEFT PROP BLADE DAMAGED, PROP REPLACED. LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON TAB DAMAGED, TAB REPLACED. REAR ELEVATOR QUADRANT DAMAGED, QUADRANT REPLACED. LOWER ELEVATOR CABLE DAMAGED, CABLE REPLACED. ELEVATOR SERVO CABLE DAMAGED, CABLE REPLACED. REAR NAV LIGHT DAMAGED, NAV LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. LEFT ENGINE REMOVED FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION, IAW/MM-CH 72-00-27R10 AND PARTS REPLACED AS REQUIRED.