# SDR 2026FA0000692

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 14, 2026
- Submitted: September 15, 2026
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N765JW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765JW), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 525B
- Registry model: [Cessna 525B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 0918
- Aircraft time: 10 hours, 10 cycles
- System (JASC): [5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5350)
- Part: Radome
- Part number: 6313101202
- Condition: Abnormal
- Location: Zone 100
- Part time: 10 hours, 10 cycles
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: W
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026FA0000692

## Discrepancy

WHILE TAKING DELIVERY OF A NEW AIRCRAFT,  NOTICED THE RADOME TO FUSELAGE CONTOUR HAS A MISMATCH. THE RADOME IS BIGGER THAN THE FUSELAGE. AT THE SAME TIME TEXTRON WAS DELIVERING S/N 525B-0917 AND IT HAD A LARGER MISMATCH.  WAS TOLD BY TEXTRON REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT PASSED TEXTRON QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTION & AIRCRAFT WAS READY TO BE DELIVERED. ASKED FOR PROOF THAT THE MISMATCH WAS IN SPEC & WAS GIVEN AN EXCERPT FROM THE 525B SRM. (SRM 51-00-03).  WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RADOME WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A DOOR OR ACCESS PANEL AND NOT PART OF THE SKIN. THE SKIN MISMATCH TOLERANCES ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN DOOR AND ACCESS PANEL TOLERANCES. IF THE RADOME IS A DOOR OR ACCESS PANEL, THE SRM REFERENCES A ACCEPTABLE MISMATCH OF .040 MAX. IF THE RADOME IS PART OF THE SKIN THE MAX ACCEPTABLE MISMATCH IS .005.  THE CURRENT S/N -0918 MEASUREMENTS ON THE RADOME RANGE FROM .030 TO .075 AROUND THE FUSELAGE TO RADOME MATTING SURFACE. THIS MISMATCH IS NOT NORMAL ON THE OLDER 525'S CJ3 AND CJ3+ AIRCRAFT.

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