JASC 3442
Service difficulty reports · 3,446
Reports filed under 3442 · Weather Radar System, newest first.
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE jasc_code = '3442' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
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SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE jasc_code = '3442' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
SDR AALA20150727012Radar · failedAIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE HAIL WHICH CRACKED THE COCKPIT LEFT SIDE WINDOW. THE WEATHER RADAR ALSO FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL .SDR UIEA2015072200367Unknown · malfunctionedWEATHER RADAR NOT PAINTING KNOWN WEATHER. COMPLIED WITH FIM 34-43 FT 805 RADAR SYS BITE CHECK, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED RADAR SYS OPERATIONS CHECK ON LT & RT SYS IAW AMM 34-43-00. BOTH SYS OPERATES NORMAL, NO FAULTS NOTED.SDR QXEA2015071300389Transceiver · failedAFTER TAKEOFF WEATHER RADAR WENT INOPERATIVE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R TRANSCEIVER IAW MM TASK 34-41-01-000-801 AND 34-41-01-400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD.SDR QXEA2015071000384Transceiver · failedWXR RADAR NOT PAINTING, RETURNS WHEN THE WAS KNOWN WEATHER. TURNED OFF, WAITING 20 SECONDS IAW E/C. SAME PROBLEM, TURNED TO STBY AND "WX FAIL" ON MFD. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. R & R WXR TRANSCEIVER IAW MM TASK 34-41-01-000-801 + 34-41SDR HALA2015060100126Warning Message · false activationSTATUS MSG "WX RADAR SYS". ACCOMPLISHED WX RADAR BITE IAW FIM 34-43-805, NO FAULTS NOTED "WX RADAR SYS" MSG CLEARED OK FOR SERVICE.SDR ASAA2015070212322Button · stuckRADAR TEST BUTTON STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. TEST BUTTON WILL NOT COME UP WHEN PRESSED. UNABLE TO TURN ON RADAR. ACFT GROUNDED. REF AMM 34-43-91, REPLACED DEFECTIVE WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECKS OK.SDR AALA20150702006Transceiver · malfunctionedAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB WEATHER RADAR FAILED. RESET WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-715-001-001. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.SDR AALA20150629003Control Panel · faultyAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB, WEATHER RADAR FAILED. R & R RADAR TRANSCEIVER & RADAR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 34-43-01 & 34-43-02. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 34-43-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. SEE ALSO ASDR AALA20150628004Transceiver · faultyAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB, WEATHER RADAR FAILED. R & R RADAR TRANSCEIVER & RADAR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 34-43-01 & 34-43-02. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 34-43-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. SEE ALSO ASDR AALA20150618012Antenna · failedAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB WXR FAILED. R & R WX RADAR ANTENNA IAW AMM 34-43-05. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.SDR AALA20150614001Transceiver · defectiveAIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED, EMER WAS DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE WEATHER RADAR WAS INOPERATIVE, ANTENNA FAILED. REPLACED THE WX RADAR TRANSCEIVER.SDR SIMA20150610005Transceiver · failedTURNED ON WX RADAR IN FLIGHT & TILT APPEARS TO NOT BE FUNCTIONING. RADAR PAINTING WIDE YELLOW & RED BAND LIKE POINTED AT GND AT ALL TILT VALUES. KNOWN CELL 30 MI FROM ACFT, WOULD NOT SHOW UP ON RADAR DISPLAY. R & R WX RADAR RTA ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 34-42-01. OSDR YENA20150607187Computer · failedRETURN TO DEPARTURE. NAV GPWS FAULT. R & R GPWC IAW AMM 34-48-34, PERFORMED UPLOAD OF ENHANCED GPWC DATABASE. BITE TEST ALL NORMAL.SDR ASAA2015060411995Antenna · failedTHE RADAR WILL NOT PAINT THUNDERSTORMS AT CRUISE, WHICH VISUALLY CONFIRMED TO EXTEND ABOVE OUR ALTITUDE. FURTHER , NO GROUND RETURNS ARE PRESENT WHEN "GC" IS PUSHED. THIS ALL IN AUTO MODE. SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE. ANTENNA APPEARS TO BE MISSALIGNED BY 3 TOSDR ASAA2015052811911Radar · malfunctionedLEFT WX RADAR TILT OR GAIN INCORRECT. SHOWS CONSTANT RETURNS AND DOESN'T MATCH DISPLAY FOR RT WX RADAR OR VISUAL CONDITIONS. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED MODE TEST, GAIN TEST, & ANTENNA TILT TEST PART OF WXR SYSTEM TEST REF MM 34-43-00-730-802-001 ALL TEST PSDR UIEA2015052600286Radar · failedRIGHT RADAR FAILED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED & REINSTALLED RT WX RECVR IAW AMM 34-43-01401. CONNECTOR OK, COOLING OK, TESTED RT WX OK IAW AMM 34-43-00. OPERATIONS & SYS, NO FAULTS.SDR QXEA2015052200274Transceiver · malfunctionedWX RADAR INOPERATIVE. DIVERTED AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. WHEN WX IN TEST MODE, WX FAIL DISPLAYED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. REPLACED TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM TASKS 34-41-01-000-801, AND 34-41-01-400-801. OPS TESTS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR ASAA2015052011801Circuit Breaker · trippedWEATHER RADAR RT CIRCUIT BREAKER IS OPEN. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET PROCEDURES REF AMM 20-60-01. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYS TEST IAW 34-43-00. OK FOR SERVICE.SDR AALA20150515002Transceiver · faultyAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB CREW REPORTED WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE. R & R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-43-01. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.SDR RJEF20150514001Transceiver · unserviceableDURING THE FLIGHT TAI 457, THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE DURING CRUISE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED FOR MX. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH NO INCIDENTS & AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, WITH A LANDING WEIGHT OF 55.3 TONS. THE WEATHER RADAR TRSDR ASAA2015051211707Transceiver · failedRADAR DEPICTS A NOISE STROBE/RETURN ALONG 25-30 DEGREE AZIMUTH DURING AUTO OPERATIONS & SHOWS WEAKER STROBE 15 DEGREE LT AZIMUTH DURING MANUAL OPERATIONS MORE PRONOUNCED WITH SETTING CHANGES. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WEATHER RADAR R/T IAW MM 34-43-41. M. GROUNDSDR CALA2015050800379Transceiver · faultyWEATHER RADAR FAIL AT FL 380. RESET CB AT P1 D13 WX RT WX RADAR WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINS THEN SHUTDOWN. REPLACED WXR RT IAW AMM 34-43-41. TESTED GOOD, NO FAULTS.SDR ASAA2015050211604Radar · malfunctionedWX RADAR DISPLAYED A PIE SHAPED RETURN FROM 0 TO 160 NM AND OTHER RANGE MAXIMUMS AS WELL, GREEN TO FULL RED AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. THIS DISPLAY REMAINED WITH HEADING CHANGES. IT REMAINED AFTER CYCLING POWER. IT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED IN AUTO BUT ALSO WAS DISDR ASAA2015043011601Radar · malfunctionedWX RADAR SHOWED "WX FAIL" UNTIL WE RECYCLED IT. TOOK IT TOO STD BY MODE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. RADAR WORKED REST OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WX RADAR SYSTEM BITE REF FIM 34-43, TASK 801. NO CURRENT FAULTS, NO FAULT HISTORY. OPS TEST NORMAL. NO HISTSDR UIEA2015042300242Status Message · false activationWEATHER RADAR SYS STATUS MSG. PERFORMED BITE CHECK IAW FIM 34-43 FT 805, NO FAULTS FOUND. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-43-00 CONFIG 1.SDR CA150416003Transceiver · failed(CAN) SOON AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW LOST ALL WEATHER RADAR FUNCTIONS, DUE TO AREA AND ENROUTE CONVECTIVE WEATHER FLIGHT DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE TO INVESTIGATE. RESOLUTION R & R WX RADAR R/T AMM 34-41-33. OPS NORMAL, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.SDR UIEA2015041300226Transceiver · failedLEFT WEATHER RADAR FAILED MESSAGE ON HSI. SWITCHED TO RT RADAR , RT OPS NORMAL. TRANSCEIVER REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 34-43-01, OPS CHECK GOOD.SDR SIMA20150413002Control Panel · failedCAPTAIN'S WEATHER RADAR ON MFD DOES NOT WORK. R & R WX RADAR CTL IAW AMM 34-42-02. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.SDR SIMA20150413003Transceiver · failedNUMBER 1 & 2 PFD'S ARE DISPLAYING AN AMBER WX IN THE RADAR INFO AREA. BOTH WX RADARS ARE DEPICTING ERRONEOUS & INVALID WEATHER RETURNS. R & R WX RADAR ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 34-42-01. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.SDR UIEA2015040800217Radar · inoperativeRIGHT RADAR INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED BITE CHECK IAW FIM 34-43 TR 805, NO FAULTS. OPERATIONS CHECKED IAW AMM 34-43-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.SDR CA150330001Transceiver · failed(CAN) FLIGHT DEPARTED A 2ND TIME AFTER HAVING WEATHER RADAR PROBLEMS. FLIGHT RETURNED, DIVERTED BACK DUE WEATHER RADAR PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FLIGHT WILL LAND APPROXIMATELY 2000 KGS OVERWEIGHT. RESOLUTION T/S CARRIED OUT IAW TSM 34-41-33. TRANSCEIVER, WEATHERSDR ASAA2015032711151Circuit Breaker · openPWS INOPERATIVE NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND P6-1 "WXR RDR" CB OPEN. SECONDARY CHECK, REF MM 20-60-01. CHECK GOOD. RESET CB. PERFORMED GPWS/WXR RADAR, OPS CHECK REF MM 34-46-00 AND MM 34-43-00. OPS NORMAL. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.SDR ASAA2015032311088Radar · malfunctionedRADAR DISPLAYED FALSE TARGETS AND INCORRECT ATTENUATION BARS. TARGETS APPEARED ON DEPARTURE BETWEEN 3000 AGL AND 15,000 FT. RADAR WAS IN "WX+T", "AUTO" GAIN WAS AUTO. ACTUAL WEATHER, SMALL CONVECTIVE CELLS, ON DEPARTURE WAS DEPICTED CORRECTLY. FALSE TARGETSDR HYIA20150312001Indicator · failedPILOT REPORTED A FAINT SMELL AFTER WEATHER RADAR STOPPED WORKING INFLIGHT. THE CB DID NOT POP. R & R WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR & TRANSCEIVER ANTENNA WITH NO FURTHER SMELLS NOTED.SDR ASAA2015022610808Unknown · unknownRADAR SHOWS CONSISTENT RETURNS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AT APPX 50-70 NM WHEN NO WEATHER ACTUALLY EXISTS. RADAR TEST PATTERN USUAL DISPLAY NORMAL. LATER ON IN FLIGHT THE RETURNS WRITTEN ABOUT, THIS ENTRY, DISAPPEARED - DISPLAY HAD NORMAL PRESENTATION. MAINTENANCESDR ASAA2015022410766Transceiver · malfunctionedRADAR: EXCESSIVE DOWN TILT IS REQUIRED TO PAINT ANY GROUND RETURNS. APPEARS ANTENNA IS MISALIGNED BY APPROX 4 DEG, L/E WHEN 0 DG IS SET IN MANUAL MODE, ANTENNA IS APPROXIMATELY +4 DEG. THIS WAS CONSISTENT IN AUTO MODE AS WELL, WITH THE GC BUTTON DEPRESSED. ASDR AALA20150218011Antenna · failedAIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. WEATHER RADAR FAILED IN FLIGHT & GRINDING NOISE HEARD WITH SWITCH ON. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA IAW AMM 34-43-06. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.SDR HNAA2015021600046Display · inoperativeDURING TAKEOFF, WEATHER RADAR SCREEN WENT BLANK, TCAS OFF MESSAGE AND FDR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUSPECT RT TRU FAILURE. LOAD AT .07 POWERED DOWN AND POWERED UP ACFT. GROUND RAN ACFT. OPERATED AC AND DC SYSTEMS AND TRU'S IAW DASH 8 RUN UP MANUAL. NO DSDR ASAA2015020510572Radar · malfunctionedWEATHER RADAR FAILED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM BITE PROCEDURE FIM 34-43, TASK 801, NO FAULTS. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST SUCCESSFUL IAW MM 34-43-00 WXR SYSTEM. OPS TEST. NO HISTORY LAST 90 DAYS.SDR ASMF201503009Drive Unit · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXING, THE EICAS MSG WXR FAIL WAS SHOWN. DURING MX REVISION, THE TRANSCEIVER & RADAR WERE DETECTED FAILED IAW AMM 34-42-00. THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 34-43-00 & AMM 34-43-11, TESTEDSDR DXTA2015013005973Display · malfunctionedCENTER MFD BEGAN TO SWITCH BACK & FORTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES NUMEROUS TIMES. ELEC SMOKE WAS THEN SMELLED & SEEN ON RT SIDE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CENTER MFD WITH A NEW UNIT IAW AMM CH 31-61-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.SDR AALA20150126011Circuit Breaker · trippedAIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & AN EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURNING CLIMB WEATHER RADAR WAS INOPERATIVE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE ASSOCIATED CB WAS FOUND TRIPPED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 34-43-00-810-814 WEATHER RADAR TEST. PASSED WITH NO FAULTSDR ASAA2015012210397Radar · malfunctionedRADAR IN AUTO MODE DID NOT PAINT KNOWN WEATHER. MANUAL MODE DISPLAYED SAME ALTITUDE WEATHER ON 80 MILE SCALE WITH 3 DEG NOSE DOWN. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM BITE REF 34-43, TASK 801. WEATHER SYSTEM OPS TEST REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001SDR WRNA20150029Radar · malfunctionedAFTER TAKEOFF ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. ONCE A RT TURN HEADING 120 DEGREES WAS INITIATED, THE CREW RECEIVED A "RADAR FAIL" MESSAGE WHILE IN THE TURN. AFTER A CLIMB OF 10,000 FT, THE CREW WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. AFTER DISCUSSING THE DUAL RADAR SDR ASAA2015011710281Blower · failedWEATHER RADAR RT BLOWER INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR REF MM 34-43-51 AND REINSTALLED R/T. OPS NORMAL.SDR ASAA2015010510154Radar · malfunctionedCAPTAIN`S SIDE RADAR DISPLAYS TWO TARGETS AT 10:00 O'CLOCK AND 2:00 O'CLOCK. GREEN PERIMETERS, YELLOW INTERRIDES AT ALL DISTANCE, NO ACTUAL CB OR WEATHER IS PRESENT. F/O'S SIDE DOES NOT DISPLAY THE NONEXISTENT TARGETS. MAINTENANCE & DISPATCH NOTIFIED VIA ACSDR ASAA2014122810090Radar · malfunctionedWEATHER RADAR ON CAPTAIN`S SIDE AND F/O HAS A DIFFERENT PICTURE. F/O'S SIDE PAINTS GROUND CLUTTER THE ENTIRE TIME. HAD BOTH ON AUTO WITH THE SAME RANGE SELECTED. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET SYSTEM, GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. NOSDR AALA20141223013Controller · faultedAIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. RADAR FAILED BOTH SIDES, PINS FAIL & WEATHER RADAR FAIL. RESET WEATHER MODE RADAR SYS & ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER MODE RADAR TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00. ALL CHECKED NORMAL.SDR IPXA2014122485130Transceiver · inoperativeWEATHER RADAR FAILED DISPLAYED ON EHSI, EX TEST FAIL DISPLAYED. R & R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER AND OPS TEST CONDITION BACK TO NORMAL IAW AMM 34-43-01.SDR ASAA2014122110031Warning Message · false activationWEATHER RADAR FAIL ANNUNCIATION ON PFD WHEN RADAR SELECTED IN FLIGHT. AUTO AND NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WXR SYSTEM, OPS TEST REF AMM 34-43-00. OPS TEST NORMAL. NO HISTORY 60 DAYS.
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