What was found
BOTH WEATHER RADAR FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW MM 34-43-01, ALL TESTS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2016
- Submitted
- August 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N385AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 767323
- Aircraft serial
- 27059
- Aircraft time
- 92,027 hours, 14,675 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar Sys
- 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.