Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 7372H6

Difficulty date
June 28, 2000
Submitted
August 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235TA
Make and model
Boeing 7372H6
Aircraft serial
21765
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HAV-SJO-PTY - FLT LR653 - DURING TAKEOFF, A BIRD HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RADOME. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PTY STATION. AT PTY STATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. FOUND THE SKIN AND RIVETS DAMAGE AT STATION 178 BETWEEN STRINGERS 19R TO 20R AND THE NOSE RADOME WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. THE SKIN WAS TEMPORARY REPAIRED AS PER BOEING REPLY MESSAGE TAC-PTY-00-00001H. THE NOSE RADOME WAS REPLACED AS PER AMM 53-52-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM PTY TO EL SALVADOR STATION WITH A FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT. AFTER ARRIVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT EL SALVADOR STATION, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED A PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER ENGINEERING ORDER NUMBER B737HC53-158/00 AND SUSTAINED BY A FORM 8

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