Service difficulty report · Radar · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
September 3, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726CL
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
525420
Aircraft time
2,404 hours, 2,765 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
8221050
Part serial
5P2H
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED (RADAR FAULT) AMBER ANNUNCIATION ON MFD & PFD WHEN SELECTING RADAR. RADAR PAINTS SOLID ARC OF GREEN, YELLOW AND RED AT MID RANGE SETTING. (RADAR FAULT) FLASHES THEN GOES STEADY. STILL SHOWS LIGHTENING. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM. FOUND BAD RADAR ANTENNA/TRANSCEIVER. REMOVED BAD RADAR ASSY. P/N 822-1050 S/N 5P2H. INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED RADAR ASSY. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. REF: CESSNA 525 AMM 34-41-03.

More about the Cessna 525