Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
February 13, 2008
Submitted
February 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22472
Aircraft time
82,236 hours, 16,381 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. ENTRANCE AT THE RADOME. NO COMMUNICATIONS OR NAV FAILURES REPORTED BY CREW. FOUND RADOME DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. FOUND RIGHT HF ANTENNA DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PER 5-51-13 FOUND SATISFACTORY. DUE TO NO AVAILABLE RADOME AT THE STATION EO 4753B117 ISSUED. PERFORM PART 1 TIME LIMITED REPAIR. PART 2 VISUAL INSPECTIONS BEFORE EACH FLIGHT. PART 3 IS TO PERFORM REPAIR WITHIN 15 FLIGHT CYCLES. PARTS 1 AND 2 ACCOMPLISHED. REWORKED HF ANT PER 23-11-02 FOUND DAMAGE WITHIN LIMITS.

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