Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 14, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
65,353 hours, 24,027 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Radome
Part number
4910200
Part serial
149
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMBOUT. LARGE BIRD HIT RADOME, RADAR INOPERATIVE. ACCOMPLISHED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER MM. SEE SMC WRITE-UPS FOR DAMAGED AREAS AFFECTED (RADOME AND LT MLG WRITE-UP). DURING INSP FOUND L-WING LE PANEL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WILL NEED TWO 250 DEGREE REPAIRS. WILL NEED MORE TIME FOR CONDUIT & LE REPAIR. WX RADAR PLATE AND DRIVE ARE DAMAGED DUE TO RADOME BIRD STRIKE. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE ASSY AND PLANAR ARRAY.