Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 31, 2009
Submitted
September 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
66,510 hours, 19,352 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Antenna
Part number
DMC5017
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

FIN ANTENNA ON LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF MLG DAMAGED. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY VEHICLE. AFT PORTION OF FIBERGLASS DAMAGED APPROX 1 INCH SQUARE. FIRST AVAIL PLS RPL ANTENNA. CTR VHF AND ACARS OPS CHECKS GOOD. REMOVED LOOSE PAINT AND FIBERGLASS. ANTENNA CORE NOT DAMAGED AND VHF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. REPLACED ANTENNA.