Service difficulty report · Nose Cone · Boeing 737852

Difficulty date
August 24, 2021
Submitted
September 30, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N958AM
Make and model
Boeing 737852
Aircraft serial
39958
Aircraft time
24,238 hours, 8,956 cycles
Part
Nose Cone
Part number
284A18014
Part serial
S12005
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
30,441 hours, 12,077 cycles
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.

What was found

SEVERAL DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS ON NOSE RADOME. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED SEVERAL DAMAGES ON NOSE RADOME. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, DETECTING SEVERALDAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS ON NOSE RADOME OF LOSS OF MATERIAL COMPOUND IN 2 AREAS OF 3.00" DIAMETER; SO THE NOSE RADOME ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 53-52-00, TESTED CORRECT.