# Incident 20080706854589I: Boeing 757251, Tampa, FL, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 08:10 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506US-2010-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-251 (registry code 1384970, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757251
- People aboard: 190
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706854589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE PASSING THROUGH FL180, DURING THE DESCENT FOR A LANDING AT TAMPA, FLORIDA, THE AIRCREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE RADAR SYSTEM FAILED.  IT WAS AN OTHERWISE NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING, IN CLEAR SKY, WITH NO TURBULENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO HANDLE NORMALLY AND THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT.  A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED THE NOSE RADOME WAS DENTED IN AND CRACKED.  IT APPEARS THE INNER PLY OF THE RADOME HAD SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER SHELL AND THIS RESULTED IN A TWO FOOT DIAMETER DELAMINATION, AND THE FRONT TIP OF THE RADOME TO CAVE IN.  NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF ANY BIRD OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT IMPACT.  A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT’S MAINTENANCE RECORD INDICATES THE SUBJECT RADOME WAS INSTALLED ON OCTOBER 21, 2003.  FURTHERMORE, THE RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE ANY HISTORY OF RELATED PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N506US (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050903028069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903028069I), Sep 3, 2005: Boeing 757251 (N506US), Omaha, NE. (-23) NWA/335, B757, enroute dtw-lax experienced left engine flameout during cruise. Performed engine restart procedures, no help. Diverted to Omaha, removed…
- [Incident 19941115045669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115045669I), Nov 15, 1994: Boeing 757251 (N506US), Portland, OR. Inbound pdx right engine oil filter eicas warning shutdown. Found metal in oil filter. Engine replaced.
- [Incident 19890810065269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810065269I), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 757251 (N506US), Minneapolis, MN. Had a fire during refueling due to pumper truck spraying fuel on NR2 engine. Fuel truck had a ruptuered gasket.
- [Incident 19890713041579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713041579I), Jul 13, 1989: Boeing 757251 (N506US), Boston, MA. Fire from left gear at gate after taxiing passengers deplaned via jetway. Excessive grease around axle and brake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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