Service difficulty report · Cooling Duct · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
July 6, 2014
Submitted
July 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24617
Aircraft time
69,761 hours, 24,296 cycles
Part
Cooling Duct
Condition
Blocked
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE WEATHER RADAR WAS TURNED ON & THE RADAR SCREENS WERE COVERED WITH STATIC. FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THE RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY, NO HELP. REMOVED BLOCKAGE INSIDE EQUIPMENT COOLING DUCT. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.