Spent 8 hours chasing a phantom static line fault on a G1000 install

Turns out the new shielded cable was fine, but the ground strap on the antenna base had a tiny bit of corrosion you could barely see. Anyone have a better way to check those besides just pulling them?

2 comments

2 Comments

daniel5193d ago

Try a little dielectric grease on the strap during the next annual.

the_julia3d ago

Seriously? I've flown with a dry strap for years and never had a static issue that messed with the comms. It feels like one of those things that gets passed around as gospel. I'm not saying daniel519 is wrong, but I've seen way bigger problems get ignored while people fixate on a little strap grease.