Service difficulty report · Radome · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
May 15, 2012
Submitted
May 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10177
Aircraft time
18,065 hours, 18,138 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
GC21905045
Part serial
3672614
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
17,202 hours, 17,090 cycles
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

DURING PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND, CREW FOUND POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE ON RADOME. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION AND FOUND FIVE (5) BURN MARKS AT FRONT OF RADOME UNDER EROSION BOOT. BURN MARKS DETERMINED TO BE PAINT DAMAGE ONLY. NO DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE FOUND. MAINTENANCE PLACED FIVE (5) SPOTS OF MISSING PAINT ON DAI (DEFERRED APPEARANCE ITEM) LIST AND PERFORMED CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DAI BY REMOVING AND REPLACING RADOME ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY MAINTENANCE USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS.