Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
August 13, 2006
Submitted
August 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
29363
Aircraft time
8,117 hours, 4,251 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FINAL APPROACH, A HAIL STORM WAS REPORTED BY CAPTAIN AND A MISSED APPROACH WAS PERFORMED. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE RADOME WAS DETECTED DAMAGED AND OUT OF LIMITS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK DENTS WERE DETECTED IN HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES AND RADOME. RADOME WAS SENT TO THE COMPOSITE MATERIALS SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE RADOME WAS REPAIRED AND INSTALLED IAW MM 53-52-00-400-801 AND ALL DENTS WERE REPAIRED IAW BOEING MESSAGES 1-220032826-2 AND 1-221629952-2 AS WELL AS NON ROUTINE CARD´S NUMBER A0099103, A0099077, A0099263 AND A0099076, ALL CORRECT.