Service difficulty report · Static Wick · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 13, 2019
Submitted
December 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265CM
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5600521
Aircraft time
7,172 hours, 5,865 cycles
Part
Static Wick
Part number
16920
Condition
Failed
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

1) AFTER DEPARTING CLT CREW REPORTED BOTH #1 COMM AND #2 COMM HAVE HEAVY STATIC DURING CLIMBOUT AND INTERMITTENT AT LEVEL FLIGHT. MODERATE PRECIP THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. 2) CREW RETURNED TO HOME BASE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. 3) TECHNICIANS TESTED ALL STATIC WICKS AND FOUND SEVERAL IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO EROSION OR FAILURE DURING TESTING. 4) REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL WICKS AT THE LH & RH AILERON, WING TIP AND ELEVATOR WITH NEW. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 ON RUDDER WITH NEW. TESTED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

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