Service difficulty report · Engine · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 27, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3039
Aircraft time
12,768 hours, 11,756 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Engine time
12,203 hours, 11,099 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Engine
Part number
PW119B
Part serial
116095
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Right
Part time
12,203 hours, 11,099 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, 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 SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DULLES AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE PROPELLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 61-10-00. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DAYTON, MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE ENGINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 71-02-02. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.