What was found
NR 1 VHF -UPPER- ANTENNA LEADING EDGE HAS ALL FINISH ERODES AND A CRACK FROM SIDE TO SIDE OPEN IN LEADING EDGE ABOUT .5 INCH ABOVE VENT HOLE. REPLACED ANTENNA USING GEL GASKET.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2011
- Submitted
- June 22, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25398
- Aircraft time
- 73,765 hours, 21,392 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2312 · VHF Communications System
- Part
- Antenna
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Vhf System
- 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.