What was found
FLL - CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FT, HEARD LOUD BAND AND THUMP IN THE NOSE AREA. ACFT RETURNED AND FOUND RADOME DAMAGED. INDICATION IS THAT RADOME COLLAPSED AT A SUSPECTED AREA OF DELAMINATION. RADOME WAS ROUTED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N667DN
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 25035
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Radome
- Part number
- 141N782013
- Condition
- Collapsed
- Location
- Nose
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.