A B737-800 flight crew experienced a five foot long section of a rubber seal coming loose from under the radome. They coordinated with maintenance; declared an emergency; and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	804569
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	804569
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out of about 15000 ft; a 4 or 5 ft rubber seal came loose from under the radome. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control; which took a long time; and was advised to divert. Declared an emergency and landed 1000 pounds overweight in ZZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A FIVE FOOT LONG SECTION OF A RUBBER SEAL COMING LOOSE FROM UNDER THE RADOME. THEY COORDINATED WITH MAINTENANCE; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF ABOUT 15000 FT; A 4 OR 5 FT RUBBER SEAL CAME LOOSE FROM UNDER THE RADOME. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL; WHICH TOOK A LONG TIME; AND WAS ADVISED TO DIVERT. DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED 1000 LBS OVERWT IN ZZZZ.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.