SDR 2001F00277

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 5, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1159
Part
Control Unit
Part number
6225130021
Part serial
7CFL
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CL
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 - DURING FLIGHT TA582 - THE CAPTAIN REPORTED WX RADAR INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SAL STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED THE FAULT ANALYSIS TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE REPORT. SEVERAL TASKS WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-41-00-740-002/34-41-00-001-321. THE WX RADAR CONTROL UNIT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE, AND IT WAS REPLACED ACCORDING TO AMM 34-41-12-00. THE WX'D RADAR SYSTEM WAS TESTED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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