Service difficulty report · Hf Comm · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 1, 2014
Submitted
November 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
17,995 hours, 19,358 cycles
Part
Hf Comm
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

UNABLE TO HEAR ON COMM 1 & 2 WHILE FLYING IN PRECIPITATION. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. C/W TROUBLESHOOTING IAW WHILE DOING BONDING CHECK OF RADOME FOUND VALUES HIGH AT TEST POINT TP51 AND TP57 WHILE REMOVING RADOME NOTICED HARDWARE AT TP51 AND 57 LOOSE. CLEANED RADOME DIVERTER STRIPS MOUNTING PADS AND REINSTALLED RADOME IAW AMM 53-12-01-400-801, C/W BONDING CHECK IAW SRM 51-80-00-02-02 AND TEST POINTS WITHIN VALUES. C/W VISUAL INSPECTION OF BONDING STRAPS AND STATIC DISCHARGERS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W OPS CHECK OF VHF COM 1 AND 2 IAW AMM 23-11-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD AND OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.