Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 4, 2007
Submitted
September 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33786
Aircraft time
11,717 hours, 6,296 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A STAIR THAT GOT MOVED BY A STRONG WIND DURING A STORM, RESULTING DAMAGE ON RADOME RT FRONT SIDE OF 23 INCH LENGTH WITH 5 PERFORATIONS (2 IN LOWER EXTREME AND 3 IN UPPER EXTREME) AND EXPOSITION OF COMPOUND MATERIAL. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR WILL BE SUBMITTED AS SOON AS WORKS WILL BE CONCLUDED.