SDR AALA2020090869030

Service difficulty report · Windshear Sys · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date: September 3, 2020
Submitted: September 8, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N818AL
Make and model: Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial: 40636
Aircraft time: 13,246 hours, 1,738 cycles
System (JASC): 3436 · Wind Shear Detection System
Part: Windshear Sys
Condition: Malfunctioned
Stage of operation: TO
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: N
Precautionary procedure: C

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: DURING TAXI, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WINDSHEAR ALERT FAULT. TAKE-OFF ATTEMPTED TWICE AND ABORTED, BUT CREW REPORTS SPEED AT ABOUT 5KTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST ON L+R ISS WEATHER RADAR SYTEM PER AMM 34-42-00-21A-A, NO FAULTS, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL..

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