Service difficulty report · Propeller · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3030
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Propeller
Part number
E62127
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, FLYING AT FL160 THROUGH LIGHT RAIN, CREW REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT. CREW CONTINUED ON WITH THE FLIGHT AND LANDED IN PIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PIT MX CONDUCTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-12. DURING THE INSPECTION MX DISCOVERED ONE BLADE ON THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD SUFFERED LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE. MX REPLACED THE LEFT PROPELLER ASSEMBLY IAW MM 61-10-00, GROUND RUNS CHECKED GOOD.