Service difficulty report · Radome · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10178
Aircraft time
19,554 hours, 19,537 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
GC21905045
Part serial
5506665
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
17,803 hours, 17,434 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW REPORTED LIGHTNING STRIKE TO LEFT FRONT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT DURING APPROACH WITH AIRCRAFT IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION AND REMOVED AND REPLACED RADOME ASSEMBLY DUE TO BURN MARKS ON NOSE OF RADOME. BURN MARKS WERE REPAIRED ON LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR, FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STAB TAIL CONE. BURN MARKS ON LEFT PITOT PROBE FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED CHECKS AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY MAINTENANCE USING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUALS.