Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24395
Part
Radome
Part number
141N782013
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O, HAD BIRD STRIKE, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL UNTIL DESCENT. DESCENDING THROUGH FL 320, A/C EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY AIR RUSHING NOISE, NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. FOUND RADOME AND RADAR ANTENNA DAMAGED. REPLACED RADOME AND ANTENNA, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. COMPLETED BIRD STRIKE INSPETION PER M/M, NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND.