Service difficulty report · Radome · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 20, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
27,984 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Radome
Part number
4426X212
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
Part time
31,466 hours, 44,804 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DURING DESCENT, IMPACT WITH GOOSE. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND RADOME BADLY DAMAGED AND ALSO DAMAGE TO BULKHEAD AT STATION X-7.0. RADOME ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND FACTORY REPAIR DRAWING CARRIED OUT TO REPAIR UPPER RT CORNER OF RADOME BULKHEAD AT STATION X-7.0