Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 2, 2025
Submitted
June 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29554
Aircraft time
43,049 hours, 18,327 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: WEATHER RADAR ECHOES DOES NOT REFLECT ACCURATE WEATHER DEPICTION IN WINDSCREEN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DFW. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST AND BITE TEST, PER AMM 34-43-00. OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO ACTIVE FAULTS. PERFORMED NOSE RADOME MOISTURE INSPECTION, PER AMM 53-52-00. MOISTURE TEST FAILED MOISTURE LEVEL UNACCEPTABLE. DELAMINATION AND DAMAGE FOUND ON NOSE OF RADOME. MOISTURE TEST FAILED, MOISTURE LEVEL READS UNACCEPTABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADOME. PER AMM 53-52-00.