What was found
WHILE UNDERGOING A PREFLIGHT INSP, THE ACFT HIT WITH A HIGH WIND GUST, CAUSING THE ACFT TO SPIN. THE RADOME HIT A MX VAN PARKED ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RADOME ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2009
- Submitted
- March 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737291
- Aircraft serial
- 21508
- Aircraft time
- 63,301 hours, 54,607 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Radome
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.