Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
August 14, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
28262
Aircraft time
22,766 hours, 12,399 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
284A18014
Part serial
347
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
20,095 hours, 9,962 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, ACFT FLEW INTO A HAIL RAIN. A HAIL STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-18-212-801 DETECTING LT AND RT RETRACTABLE LANDING LIGHTS WITH CRACKS, NOSE RADOME WITH DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS; VHF COMMUNICATION ANTENNA L/E NR 2 WITH DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS; LT HORIZ STABILIZER L/E SKIN WITH SEVERAL DENTS OUT LIMITS; RT HORIZ STABILIZER L/E SKIN WITH SEVERAL DENTS OUT LIMITS; VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E SKIN WITH SEVERAL DENTS OUT OF LIMITS; SLATS NR 1 THROUGH 8 WITH SEVERAL DENTS WITHIN LIMITS IAW MESSAGE NR AMX-AMX-11-0389-03B DATED AUG 16, 2011; MX ISSUED THE NRC A0179470 THROUGH A0179476 AND A0179504 THROUGH A0179511 TO ATTEND THE DAMAGES. (CONTINUE IN REPORT NR MEX-2011-114).