What was found
DURING CRUISE, BOTH WEATHER RADARS BECAME INOPERATIVE DUE THE WEATHER EN ROUTE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO NRT AND DUMPED 22,000 POUNDS OF FUEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N220NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030
- Aircraft serial
- 46577
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- 20704090101
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 36,141 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A, J
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.