# SDR MCCA201501050019

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 5, 2015
- Submitted: January 5, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N211RH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211RH), registered now
- Make and model: Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial: AC421B
- System (JASC): [2312 · VHF Communications System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2312)
- Part: Antenna
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Comms Nr 1
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MCCA201501050019

## Discrepancy

ENROUTE,  EXPERIENCED A LIGHTING STRIKE APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MILES FROM DESTINATION. THIS STRIKE KNOCKED OUT BOTH COMMS.  PLACED CORRECT CODE ON THE TRANSPONDER AND CONTINUED ON AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 1 COMM ONE COAX, AND BOTH COMM ANTENNAS HAD BEEN DISABLED BY THE LIGHTING STRIKE.

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