Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 31, 2018
Submitted
August 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145525
Aircraft time
31,299 hours, 28,350 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
1621BMOD1
Part serial
21502
Condition
Failed
Location
Vhf Comm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LIGHTNING STRIKE AT 16,000 FEET IN CRUISE CLEAN CONFIGURATION ARCED ACROSS NOSE OF AIRPLANE LOST COMMS 1+2 OR THE REGAINED COMM 1. COMM 2 IS RECEIVE ONLY OR WONT TRANSMIT. ALSO ONLY ONE CRACKLES WHEN PTT IS PRESSED. NR 1 VHF COMM OPC GOOD IAW AMM 23-12-00. R&R NR 2 VHF ANTENNA IAW AM 23-12-04 FNC GOOD. APPLIED AERODYNAMIC SEALANT TO VHF NR 2 ANTENNA IAW SRM 51-20-01.

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