Service difficulty report · Antenna · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK168
Aircraft time
7,373 hours, 5,903 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
CI108BCHL
Part serial
1050995
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr2 Com
Part time
7,373 hours, 5,903 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

TRIP NR 1129456 ON REPO, CREW NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AT FL030 AND 250 KTS. ON LANDING, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE PORTION OF THE NR 2 VHF ANTENNA HAD BROKEN OFF AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE FLIGHT PHONE ANTENNA WAS DAMAGED AND MISSING MUCH OF THE FIBERGLASS OUTER COATING, AND DAMAGE TO THE SKIN WAS FOUND THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE DEPARTING FRAGMENTS OF FAILED ANTENNAS. MAINTENANCE HAS REPLACED BOTH ANTENNAS AND IS EVALUATING THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOR A REPAIR. THE SDR WILL BE UPDATED UPON COMPLETION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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