Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
November 5, 2021
Submitted
November 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AC
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40619
Aircraft time
23,536 hours, 3,261 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: BOTH WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS INOPERATIVE SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO DFW. AIRCRAFT WAS OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED FIM DMC-B787-A-34-40-F2-A8A-421A-A. CYCLED CIRCUIT BREAKER'S ISS-L AND ISS-R (AALA202111087213) AND TURNED ON WEATHER RADAR LEFT AND RIGHT OPERATIONS TEST GOOD.

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