Service difficulty report · Antenna · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
701 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Antenna
Condition
Broken
Location
Elt
Part time
41 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) ANTENNA WHIP WAS MISSING FROM BASE OF ANTENNA WHEN RETURNING FROM FLIGHT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, CONCLUDED THAT WHIP BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, MAYBE CAUSED BY BY MAST FAIRING T/E TURBULENT AIR FLOW. THE POSITION OF ANTENNA IS JUST A FEW INCHES AFT OF MAST FAIRING, ON TAILBOOM FAIRING. (TC 20100202001)