# SDR AALA20160827001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- 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](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- Part: Transceiver
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Wx Radar Sys
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160827001

## Discrepancy

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.

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