What was found
DURING CRUISE, BOTH WEATHER RADARS BECAME INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KIX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR DRIVE UNIT AND ANTENNA. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N665US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747451
- Aircraft serial
- 23820
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- 361407004011
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 19,523 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.