Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B253
Aircraft time
25,115 hours, 26,035 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Multiple Fail
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3006, CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE AT 9000 FEET, THAT THEY WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. CREW LOST BOTH EFIS SYSTEM, AUTOPILOT, AND MOST OF THE ALERTING SYSTEM. AFTER RESETTING BOTH GENERATORS CREW GOT ALL INDICATIONS BACK EXCEPT THE RT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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