A Northwest Airlines 757-200 sustained damage inflight Sunday as it neared Tampa, Fla. The plane's nose cone, also known as the radome, was dented. While a bird was the initial suspect, regulators are now saying the dent apparently resulted from "internal structural failure." The plane landed safely. (Special to Pioneer Press: Peter Brylinke---http://www.twincities.com/ci_9818109?source=most_viewed
That looks like nothing more than a rotten radome collapsing in flight.
And since NWA farmed out most all of its maintenance I can beleive that that is the case.
Oh BTW, I made that determination at first glance of the image before I read anything.
Would hail do this kind of damage ?
Collision with a Red Chinese MiG?
It’s happened before......
“While a bird was the initial suspect,..........”
I wonder what type of oxygen mask the bird was wearing at 18,000 feet?