SDR AALA20160604004

Service difficulty report · Antenna · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: June 4, 2016
Submitted: June 6, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N9404V
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 53140
Aircraft time: 66,263 hours, 32,488 cycles
System (JASC): 3442 · Weather Radar System
Part: Antenna
Condition: Faulty
Location: Weather Radar
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE, WEATHER RADAR DOES NOT SHOW WEATHER STRAIGHT AHEAD. RADAR POINTS RETURNS ON LT & RT ON SCREEN. ALL THREE DISPLAYS SHOW SAME IMAGE. R & R THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA IAW AMM 34-41-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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