Service difficulty report · Radar · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 23, 2014
Submitted
April 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393GH
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK240
Aircraft time
5,376 hours, 4,141 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
6228440003
Part serial
3680
Condition
Defective
Part time
5,376 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD INTERMITTENT RADAR FAULT ANNUNCIATIONS FOLLOWED BY RADAR THUMPING NOISE. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE WEATHER RADAR PN 622-8440-003, SN 3680 WAS DEFECTIVE. THE RADAR UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED UNIT.

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