Service difficulty report · Radome · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 30, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
23,431 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Radome
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE CREW WITNESSED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LAND OVERWEIGHT (ESTIMATED AT 49200 LBS). AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED BUT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS NOT REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DISCOVERED A DEAD SEAGULL WHICH HAD PENETRATED THE RADOME DAMAGING THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA AND THE NOSE BULKHEAD. FDR REMOVED FOR READING. FURTHER OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION NOT REQUIRED IAW FDR READOUT AND AMM 05-51-01 PAGE 609, SUBTASK 05-51-01-970-004 FOR IMPACT SPEED OF 120 FT/MIN. THE FOLLOWING PART REPLACEMENTS WERE COMPLETED: FDR P/N S800-20000-00. ULB DK120. RADOME P/N 4926-201. WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA P/N 622-9302-003. DAMAGE TO BULKHE