Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
March 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9414W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53189
Aircraft time
48,409 hours, 23,534 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL - CREW REPORTED AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT WITH THE WEATHER RADAR ON NAVIGATIONAL DISPLAY, DISPLAY WENT FULL GREEN FOLLOWED BY "WXR FAIL". FLIGHT LANDED STL WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

More about the Doug DC-9-83