Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 7378FH

Difficulty date
February 1, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378FH
Aircraft time
12,947 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Antenna
Part number
11032801
Condition
Broken
Location
Elt
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A "BANG" SOUND IN THE CABIN, FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION IN THE FUSELAGE THAT LASTED FOR A SHORT PERIOD, AND SUBSIDED. NO IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELT ANTENNA HAD BROKEN APART. THE ACFT DEPARTED ON A SPECIAL PURPOSE FLIGHT PERMIT, TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND HAD A SERVICEABLE ANTENNA INSTALLED BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS EVENT, THERE WAS AN IDENTICAL EVENT ON A DIFFERENT ACFT, OPERATED BY THE SAME OPERATOR, WITH THE SAME ANTENNA.

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