Service difficulty report · Radar · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 13, 2006
Submitted
March 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
30,479 hours, 11,391 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Radar
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOSS OF WX RADAR, DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT THE FLIGHT. WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER TESTS RETURNED "NO FAULT FOUND". TESTS FOUND WEATHER RADAR SCANNER HAD FAULTY AZ MOTOR AND THERMAL RESISTOR. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER AND WEATHER RADAR SCANNER. SHOP REPLACED THE AZ MOTOR AND THERMAL RESISTOR, AS WELL AS REBUILT AZ AND EL GEAR ASSEMBLIES, ON THE WEATHER RADAR SCANNER.

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