What was found
DFW - CREW REPORTED WEATHER RADAR FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSCEIVER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2011
- Submitted
- April 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N982TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53632
- Aircraft time
- 33,064 hours, 15,713 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.