Service difficulty report · Static Wick · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
38,762 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Static Wick
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING DECENT AND THROUGH APPROX 17000 FEET , THE A/C WAS APPARENTLY HIT BY LIGHTNING. NR ONE DC GENERATOR WAS KNOCKED OFF-LINE. THE CREW RECYCLED THE SWITCH IAW QRH (QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK) AND THE DC GENEARATOR CAME BACK ON LINE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED LT AILERON OB STATIC WICK WAS BURNED OUT. ALL STATIC WICKS ON BOTH AILERONS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, A BURNED RIVET FOUND ON RT IB FLAP AT ABOUT 10 INCHES FWD OF THE TRAILING EDGE WHICH WAS REPLACED.