Service difficulty report · Mount Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 11, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49956
Aircraft time
41,304 hours, 33,912 cycles
Part
Mount Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Radar
Component
Radar Antenna · 349001083
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE REPLACING RADOME FOUND RADAR ANTENNA MOUNTING BRACKET BROKEN AT THE TWO TOP ATTACHING BOLTS. ANTENNA WAS HELD IN PLACE BY THE TWO LOWER BOLTS ALLOWING THE ANTENNA TO PULL AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD. REPLACED WX RADAR ANTENNA ASSY PER AMM, TEST NORMAL.

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