LAM B737 at Tete on Jan 5th 2017, radome structural failure

Last Update: January 10, 2017 / 19:58:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique

Flight number
TM-136

Departure
Maputo, Mozambique

Destination
Tete, Mozambique

Aircraft Registration
C9-BAQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique Boeing 737-700, registration C9-BAQ performing flight TM-136 from Maputo to Tete (Mozambique) with 80 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Tete's runway 19 at about 4000 feet when the crew heard a loud bang, no abnormal indications followed. The crew suspecting a bird strike continued the approach for a safe landing.

A post flight examination revealed a drone had impacted the right hand side of the radome.

The airline confirmed the occurrence stating an external body had impacted the radome, a replacement aircraft was dispatched to Tete to perform the return flight. The occurrence aircraft is being repaired.

In the region there are frequently drones weighing around about 10kg/22lbs operated for mining survey. Ground witnesses describe those drones are being operated without regard for the aerodrome and aircraft traffic.

On Jan 10th 2017 Mozambique's Civil Aviation Authority reported in a press conference in Maputo that they concluded the radome most probably failed as result of a structural failure caused by air flow pressure, contributing factors probably were a defective installation of the radome and inspection of the ribs. A foreign object damage was ruled out. The CAA added, that the radome had been purchased second hand through an American company supplying aircraft parts and components, the radome was installed on the aircraft during major maintenance in South Africa on Jun 27th 2016.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique

Flight number
TM-136

Departure
Maputo, Mozambique

Destination
Tete, Mozambique

Aircraft Registration
C9-BAQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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