Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 8, 2014
Submitted
April 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N941AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29534
Aircraft time
41,860 hours, 17,106 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
6516300282
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Radome
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOS CREW REPORTED RADOME SEAL BECAME DISLODGED & WAS FLAPPING ON CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED BOS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED SEALANT & APPLIED NEW ADHESIVE TO BULKHEAD TO ATTACH NEW SEAL. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.