What was found
THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. WEATHER RADAR FAILED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RT IAW AMM 34-41-04; OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2017
- Submitted
- August 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N982TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53632
- Aircraft time
- 49,168 hours, 24,657 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 6225132610
- Part serial
- 9670
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.