Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
April 15, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500170
Aircraft time
359 hours, 231 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Failed
Location
Comms 1&2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT AT FL350, BOTH COMMS 1 & 2 DEVELOPED LOUD STATIC. COMMUNICATION WITH ATC WAS LOST. NEITHER COMMS 1 OR 2 COULD TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE, INTERCOM WAS OK. LOSS OF COMMS LASTED FOR 10 TO 12 MINUTES & STATIC CONTINUED DOWN TO FL200. STATIC DID NOT GO AWAY UNTIL COMPLETELY IN THE CLEAR. TROUBLESHOT COMMS 1 & 2 FAIL IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL BONDING TEST OF COMMS 1 & 2 ANTENNAS IAW MM 20-13-21-720-801-A. FOUND BOTH COMMS ANTENNAS TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED ANTENNAS IAW MM 23-12-02-000-801-A. REINSTALLED COMMS 1 AND 2 ANTENNAS IAW MM 23-12-02-400-801-A. PERFORMED ELECTRICAL SURFACE BONDING PREP IAW MM 20-13-21-910-801-A. AFTER INSPECTION PERFORMED AN ELECTRICAL SURFACE BONDING PREP IAW MM 20-13-21-910-801-A. AFTER INSPECTION PERFORMED AN ELETRICAL BONDING TEST IAW PHENOM 300 MM 23-12-02-000-801-A. PERFORMED AERODYNAMIC SANDING OF COM1 AND COM 2 ANTENNAS IAW MM 51-21-03, PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM 23-12-00-710-801-A. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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