Service difficulty report · Antenna · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
October 28, 1999
Submitted
April 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59107
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
107
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Antenna
Part number
20704090101
Part serial
1535
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SAL - FLT TA821 - DURING CRUISE, THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM FAULT, DUE TO THIS SITUATION THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EL SALVADOR FOR MX. AT SAL, MX TECHS PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM AND FOUND RADAR TRANSCEIVER/RECEIVER AND ANTENNA INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR TRANSCEIVER, RECEIVER AND ANTENNA AS PER AMM 34-41-00. OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NORMAL RESULTS WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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