Service difficulty report · Radome · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 17, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1617
Aircraft time
31,630 hours, 13,945 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Radome
Part number
D531320100000
Part serial
13
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON WALKAROUND NOTICED SEVERAL SMALL HOLES IN RADOME EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE. TAPED OVER HOLES IN RADOME. OPENED RADOME AND VERIFIED THAT HOLES DIDN'T PENETRATE THROUGH TO INNER SURFACE. CLOSED RADOME. PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP OF ENTIRE AC. NO OTHER STRIKES NOTED. ** MF7678 CREATED TO MONITOR ** -INF- :110-9450 PAC *H1288*OPBLM MSP* -INF- :WHITE N BLUE RADOME FOR THIS ACFT, PCN 110-9818 EXPEDITED ON*J1296*. RPL'D RADOME PER MM.

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