Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 26, 2004
Submitted
May 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
50,891 hours, 8,361 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Radar
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx 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

DIVERTED TO MIA DUE TO LOSS OF WEATHER RADAR. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A GREEN BAND ON THE RADAR DISPLAY APPROX. 6.5 MILES IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED C-BAND WX RADAR CONTROL PANEL. SHOP FOUND CONTROL PANEL TILT CONTROL MISADJUSTED TO 14.5 DEGREES DOWN WITH TILT CONTROL SET AT ZERO. IN FLIGHT, WITH THE TILT CONTROL SET TO ZERO, ANTENNA WOULD BE TILTED DOWN 14.5 DEGREES AND WOULD BE RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT GROUND RETURN. THIS WOULD SHOW UP AS A GREEN BAND ON THE RADAR DISPLAY.