Service difficulty report · Radome · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 11, 2022
Submitted
November 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
487
Aircraft time
87,350 hours, 34,568 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE REPORTED LIGHTNING STRIKE NOSE CONEAPPROX 2000FT ON DEPCLIMB PHASE SYS OK. CREW REPORTS ONE LIGHTING BOLT STRUCK ON LH SIDE OF NOSE RADOME. PRELIM CHECK FOUND ONE BURNT SPOT ON RADOME LH SIDE, WILL NEED FURTHER INSPECTION. CREW STATE CANNOT TELL IF INSTRUMENTS BLINK AS THEY WERE TOTALLY BLIND BY THE LIGHT FOR ABOUT 10 SECOND. ALL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING WEATHER RADAR OPS NML. ON THE TURN AROUND TO SFO. CREW STATES THAT IT WAS HAILING WHEN THE LIGHTING HIT. INSPECTION POST LIGHTNING STRIKE AT ZONE 1 NOSE RADOME FOUND BURN MARK FROM LIGHTNING ENTRANCE AT 9 O'CLOCK POS. RADOME REPLACEMENT ACOMPLISHED. REMOVED DAMAGED BASE PLATE. PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECK OF RH WING TIP LOWER STATIC DISCHARGER.

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