Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 9, 2006
Submitted
September 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28143
Aircraft time
34,533 hours, 12,808 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Radar
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
NR
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

MADE STOP IN ORD AND CANCELLED DUE TO AN INOP WEATHER RADAR. FOUND EXCESSIVE MOISTURE FROM UPPER SEAL. CONNECTOR D167 AND D165 AT ANT DRIVE UNIT FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH WATER DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE OF RADOME SEAL. CLN'D CONNECTORS D167 AND D165. RPL'D SCANNER AND WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL.