# SDR AALA20160210005

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 6, 2016
- Submitted: February 10, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N172AJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172AJ), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial: 32400
- Aircraft time: 45,556 hours, 13,075 cycles
- System (JASC): [3442 · Weather Radar System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- Part: Control Panel
- Part number: 6225129204
- Part serial: 2209
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Weather Radar
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160210005

## Discrepancy

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 WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL IAW MM 34-43-02.  INSPECTED RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY & ACCOMPLISHED WIRING CHECKS.  THE ACFT WAS GNDED.

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