Service difficulty report · Radome · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
March 1, 2021
Submitted
March 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1534
Aircraft time
23,794 hours, 7,389 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
23,629 hours, 7,271 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
F53132110000
Part serial
RADTA3519
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Part time
24,598 hours, 7,778 cycles
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK OF AIRCRAFT N335QT AT THE BOG STATION, A "DENT" WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE "NOSE RADOME". IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS AMM 53-15-11-200-801-A, ITEM 4.C.7, THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS (DENT DIMENSIONS: L=60MM ; W=43MM). THE NOSE RADOME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS AMM 53-15-11 P.B. 401 CONF 00.

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