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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
| Time: | c 15:35 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | XA-ADV |
| MSN: | 29930/757 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/M |
| Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aeroméxico flight AM770 sustained damage to the nose radome while the aircraft was approaching Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport, Mexico.
Photos of the aircraft show a large dent and tears on the right-hand side of the nose radome along with partial delamination.
The radome had been repaired improperly in 2017. This likely caused it to weaken over time, leading it to collapse as air pressure changed during descent.
Sources:
https://primeraplananoticias.mx/portal/?p=605040
https://diariodeconfianza.mx/contenido/13620
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-adv#1ed82a36
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-30/drone-impact-ruled-out-in-mexico-incident-with-damaged-jetliner
Location
Media:
Desde Tijuana nos hacen llegar estas imágenes del Radomo de un B737 de Aeromexico en Tijuana.
— FsMex.com (@FsMexcom) 12 december 2018
Nuestra fuente indica que se trató de un impacto a un dron en la aproximación final. pic.twitter.com/YJhKVGKY4W
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2018 19:41 | harro | Added |
| 16-Dec-2018 18:36 | Nickelback | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2019 19:24 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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