BEA: Undetected bird‑strike and inadequate maintenance led to Air France A350 radome collapse during Osaka turnback
- By David Kaminski-Morrow
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/air-france-a350-crippled-by-collapsed-radome-after-bird-strike-damage-undetected/165651.article
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Air France A350 crippled by collapsed radome after bird-strike damage undetected
French investigators believe inadequate maintenance checks on an Air France Airbus A350-900's radome led to its collapsing during a turnback to Osaka. The inquiry found that a bird-strike a month earlier had probably debonded the inner surface of the radome. But French investigation authority BEA says this surface had not ...

















