Service difficulty report · Radome · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49659
Aircraft time
52,022 hours, 36,936 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Radome
Part number
10091003
Part serial
02707182C
Condition
Cracked
Part time
18,279 hours, 11,189 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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK A BIRD STRIKE WAS DETECTED ON ACFT RADOME. MX PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSP IAW 05-51-18 DETECTING A CRACK OF 21 INCHES LENGTH AND 15 INCHES WIDE IN THE MENTIONED RADOME, OUT OF OPERATION LIMITS. TECH REPLACED RADOME IAW MM 53-51-00, ALL CORRECT.

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