Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
November 10, 2025
Submitted
November 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24990
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
38276
Aircraft time
4,594 hours, 443 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LARGE BANG CLIMBING TRU 8000 NO ABNORMALITIES CREW REPORTS A LOUD BANG AT 8,000 FT WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL ISSUES. CREW ALSO REPORTS NO OVERWEIGHT OR HARD LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL BACK TO IAD, DISCOVERED A LARGE BIRDSTRIKE ON THE UPPER LT SIDE OF NOSE RADOME AREA. BIRD REMAINS ALSO FOUND ON NR 1 ENGINE INLET AS WELL AS MULTIPLE FAN BLADES ON NR 1 ENGINE. MORE BIRD REMAINS NOTED ON THE INNER SIDE OF NR 1 ENGINE COWLING AS WELL AS UNDERSIDE OF LT WING, PERFORMED TAP TEST ON NOSE RADOME IAW AMM 05-51-18 & FOUND EVIDENCE OF DELAMINATION. ACCOMPLISHED BIRDSTRIKE CONDITION INSPECTION IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-05-51-18-00A-280A-A. BORESCOPE INSPECTION COMPLETED ON LP6924613.

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