Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
September 15, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237FE
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
21331
Aircraft time
67,961 hours, 42,227 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RADAR INOP WITH RANGE AT 40 MILES, 15 LOW TILT, NO GND RETURN, LEVEL FLIGHT 80 MILE RANGE TILT 1.5 UP, RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS RETURNS WITH VISUALLY NO WEATHER AHEAD. WEATHER RADAR OPS CHKS NORMAL ON GRND IAW 727-200AMM 34-41-000-0.