What was found
DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT WEATHER RADAR BECAME UNRELIABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DCA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RADAR TRANSCEIVER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21325
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Radar T/R Unit
- Part number
- 20704100101
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- E/E Compartment
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.