Service difficulty report · Radome · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 10, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48538
Part
Radome
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A AT 1500 TO 2000 MSL A/C PASSED THROUGH LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS. TOOK MULTIPLE HITS, NO IMMEDIATE DAMAGE NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO AIRPORT NORMALLY. NO EMERGENCY. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER AMM 72-00-02-6. NOSE RADOME DAMAGE FROM BIRD STRIKE. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION INTO CORE AREA OF NR 1 AND NR 3 ENGINES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADOME. NO DAMAGE NOTED IN EITHER HPC, LPC OR EXTERNAL SERVICES OF ENGINE. REF LP 204474.

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