LAM B737 at Tete on Jan 5th 2017, radome structural failure
Last Update: January 10, 2017 / 19:58:33 GMT/Zulu time
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 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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