What was found
DURING CRUISE, WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEFT TRANSCEIVER, PERFORMED MAINTENANCE BITE TEST, CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N504US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 23193
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 20412170414
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 25,886 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.