What was found
MIA - CREW REPORTED WEATHER RADAR FAILED. FLIGHT RETURNED MIA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND UPPER WAVE GUIDE O-RINGS CUT. REPLACED BOTH O-RINGS ON UPPER WAVEGUIDE AND WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2012
- Submitted
- August 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N182AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 29592
- Aircraft time
- 42,866 hours, 14,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Cut
- 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.