Service difficulty report · Radome · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 31, 2016
Submitted
April 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
30,970 hours, 16,251 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
1003002003
Part serial
1343C
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE STATIC ON BOTH RADIOS WHILE IN CLOUDS. FOUND DEFECTIVE RADOME WITH STATIC TESTER IN TWO LOCATIONS, TOP LIGHTNING ARRESTER STRIP, 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, & BOTTOM LIGHTNING ARRESTER STRIP, 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. REST OF AREAS ON ACFT CHECKED WERE OKAY, THAT INCLUDES ALL LG DOORS, LT & RT WING FLAP FAIRINGS, COCKPIT WINDOWS, AIR DATA PROBES, ANTENNAS & DRAIN MASTS ON LOWER FUSELAGE, PACK 1 & 2, VARIOUS ACCESS DOORS ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE, BASICALLY ANYTHING ON THE FUSELAGE THAT COULD BE REACHED FROM THE GND. STATIC BONDING CHECKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 23-10 8222 WAS GENERATED FOR VHF COM CHECK OUTSIDE THE HANGAR. OK TO CONTINUE. FOUND RADOME WILL NOT DISSIPATE STATIC.

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