Service difficulty report · Gcu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
62,200 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Gcu
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Dc
Part time
62,142 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
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 CRUISE FLIGHT AT 9000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THE CREW LOST NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DESTINATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND AN ENTRY POINT ON THE RADOME AND AN EXIT POINT ON THE RT AILERON. BOTH THE RADOME AND RT AILERON WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO STROBE LIGHT POWER SUPPLIES AND THE RT DC GCU. FOLLOWING A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT TSN 62142, CSN 68944.