Service difficulty report · Structure · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
February 7, 2015
Submitted
February 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124CA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3652
Aircraft time
34,817 hours, 42,344 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT LIGHTNING STRIKE. AIRCREW WITNESSED A BRIGHT FLASH, SMALL CONCUSSION & LOUD BOOM. SHORTLY AFTER A LIGHT SMOKE OR BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS NOTICED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, ALL EQUIP WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WEATHER RADAR WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT IN A NON EMER MANNER & INVESTIGATE ACFT CONDITION. ACFT WAS SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ACFT IS CURRENTLY REMOVED FROM FURTHER SERVICE PENDING FURTHER INSPECTION & DETERMINATION OF COMPLETE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. PHOTOS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BE INCLUDED TO SUPPORT THIS SDR.