Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 6, 2016
Submitted
February 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172AJ
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32400
Aircraft time
45,556 hours, 13,075 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Weather Radar
Component
Transceiver
Component part number
6225132109
Stage of operation
CL
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

WEATHER RADAR FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DUE TO DESTINATION WEATHER, FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND DUST BUILD UP ON T/R UNIT RACK CONNECTOR PINS. CLEANED CONNECTOR, R & R T/R WEATHER UNIT IAW MM 34-43-01. INSPECTED RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY & ACCOMPLISHED WIRING CHECKS. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.