Service difficulty report · Radome · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 31, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
26,791 hours, 21,263 cycles
Part
Radome
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BIRD STRIKE AT 500 FT DEPARTIANG CVG. RETURNED TO CVG. SMELL INDICATED INGESTION INTO ENGINE BUT NO ENGINE PARAMETERS CHANGED OR GAVE ANY ABNORMAL INDICATION. SMELL SUBSIDED IN 5 MINUTES. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE CONDITION CHK PER M/M 05-51-08-6. ALL NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENGINES, NO ODORS FOUND. REMOVED BIRD RESIDUE FROM RADOME.

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