Aeromexico B738 at Tijuana on Dec 12th 2018, radome damage on final approach
Last Update: May 31, 2019 / 19:44:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-770
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-ADV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline confirmed the incident and said they were investigating what caused the damage.
Mexican media are speculating about a drone impact having caused the damage.
On May 31st 2019 Boeing reported that a visual inspection of the radome did not show any evidence of a hard or soft body impact, no DNA material was found. Boeing concluded: "The review showed that an interface seal was installed around the entire periphery of the radome with no openings. This configuration lacked the approximately 8 inch opening in the seal along the bottom of the radome interface specified in engineering drawings and the Airplane Maintenance Manual (AMM 53-52-00) radome installation task. This opening in the seal is required to allow the radome area to drain and for equalization of pressure changes across the radome during flight. A review by our engineering team concluded that the lack of this gap likely resulted in differential pressure across the radome during descent which may have contributed to an internal collapse of the radome."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-770
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-ADV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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