Service difficulty report · Skin · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 28, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Aircraft time
11,432 hours, 10,270 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Skin
Part number
001B552A0000010
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Lt Elevator
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

ON CLIMBOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THE FLIGHT CREW CONSULTED WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-51-02. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE PER DORNIER SPR 21569.