What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, WEATHER RADAR FAILED TO PAINT WEATHER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DLH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TRANSCEIVER AND GROUND TESTED RADAR, OPERATIONAL GROUND CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N298US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 22152
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Tr Unit
- Part number
- 20704100101
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fwd E/E Bay
- Part time
- 27,953 hours
- 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.