Service difficulty report · Radome · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
August 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24932
Aircraft time
56,243 hours, 20,730 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Radome
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nose
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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO INOPERABLE WEATHER RADAR. UNRELIABLE WEATHER RADAR CELLS. RADOME FAILED MOISTURE TEST, REPLACED RADOME WEATHER RADAR.