Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
September 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
29904
Aircraft time
14,594 hours, 7,906 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
11032801
Part serial
3107
Condition
Failed
Location
Elt
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAS-HNL: DURING CLIMB-OUT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE CEILING NEAR ROW 17. RETURNED TO LAS FOR OVER-WEIGHT LANDING AT 147K LBS, SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. FOUND ELT ANTENNA DELAMINATED/DAMAGED. REMOVED DAMAGED ANTENNA AND INSTALLED BLANKING PLATE IAW AQ ECO 7-0223. DEFERRED ELT SYSTEM IAW MEL 23-12, PLACARDS INSTALLED. PERFORMED OVER-WEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW AQ M-121-PART 1, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.INSTALLED ELT ANTENNA IAW AQ ECO 7-0223-PART II; OPS CHECK OK. PLACARDS REMOVED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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