What was found
CREW REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON TAKEOFF. 140KTS AT ROTATION JUST BELOW RADOME. ACCOMPLISHED INSP REF AMM, DAMAGE FOUND TO RADOME ONLY. REPLACED RADOME.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2011
- Submitted
- April 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 842
- Aircraft time
- 42,399 hours, 17,276 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Radome
- Part number
- D5313201000000
- Part serial
- 72
- 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.