Service difficulty report · Radome · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 28, 2013
Submitted
May 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605542
Aircraft time
7,171 hours, 5,191 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

ACFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, MIDFLIGHT AT 13,000 FT WHILE EN-ROUTE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STRIKE COCKPIT BEGAN TO ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE. CREW DONNED 02 MASKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX ACCOMPLISHED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE RADOME ASSY, BOTH COMM ANTENNAS, BOTH NAV ANTENNAS, LOWER FAIRING PANEL, LT STRAKE, TAIL STRINGER AND RUDDER TIP CAP. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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