What was found
RADOME BIRD STRIKE. MEASURE DELAMINATED AREA 11X15 INCHES DELAMINATED. OUT OF MM LIMITS, REPLACED RADOME. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSP OF AIRCRAFT AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. RADOME SECURED CLOSED.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2011
- Submitted
- April 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N497UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1847
- Aircraft time
- 28,828 hours, 12,909 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Radome
- Part number
- D5313201000000RA
- Part serial
- RADSA42149
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.