Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 11, 2002
Submitted
June 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25042
Aircraft time
37,917 hours, 14,098 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225122103
Condition
Faulty
Location
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

WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE. THE POWER OUT IS MEASURING 125W MAXIMUM, DURING TEST. THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE POWER OUTPUT FOR A SERVICEABLE UNIT IS 175W. MOST UNITS ARE IN THE 250W RANGE. REPLACED THE A5 ASSEMBLY . THE LRU'S LOW POWER OUT CONDITION CORRELATES TO THE WRITE-UP OF NO RETURN BEYOND 40NM RANGE.