Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 23, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145247
Aircraft time
24,853 hours, 21,919 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
1621BMOD1
Part serial
15561
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vhf
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2895 CREW REPORTED ACFT EXPOSED TO SEVERE AND EXTREME TURBULENCE, LIGHTNING STRIKES & STRONG VIBRATIONS THROUGH COCKPIT FLOOR & CABIN ROW 2. CREW LOST ACARS & RADIOS. RETURNED BUT COULD NOT LAND DUE TO WINDSHEAR, MICRO BURSTS & DIVERTED TO DAL. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LOWER BEACON LIGHT HAS BURN MARKS ON RT AFT HARDWARE RAR SERVICEABLE SCREWS IAW AMM 20-10-01. NR 1 UPPER COMM ANTENNA DAMAGED R & R NR 1 UPPER COMM ANTENNA IAW AMM 23-12-04. PERFORMED OP CHECK OF NR 1 COMM IAW AMM 23-12-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD. LOADED BOTH FMS NAV DATABASES IAW W/C 34-800-00. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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