Service difficulty report · Antenna · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 14, 2014
Submitted
June 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
31,259 hours, 32,794 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
6,240 hours
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

EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEALING, GARBALLY, NOISE HEARD OVER BOTH HEADSETS AND BOTH VHF 1 & VHF 2 RADIOS. INTERPHONE COMM REMAINED NORMAL. INTERFERRENCE STARTED AT CRUISE FLT FL240 AND CONTINUED TIL APPROX 15,000 ON DESCENT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED ANTENNAS FOUND NR 2 COM ANTENNA HAS HOLE IN L/E. REPLACED AND OPS TEST GOOD IAW AMM 23-11-26-000/400-801. CHECKED HISTORY OF NR 1 & NR 2 COM RT NO LIKE HISTORY FOUND. CHECKED RCAU HISTORY SN 414, FOUND DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY IN TEARDOWN REPORT. REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY RCAU AND TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 23-51-01-000/400-801. REPORT ABOVE READ 2 COMM STATIC IS HEARD IN BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 RADIOS. AC IS OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.