Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 15, 2024
Submitted
July 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6618
Aircraft time
29,474 hours, 11,917 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
6225130820
Part serial
18PFC2
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
40,116 hours, 15,742 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WILL NOT TURN ON NOR DISPLAY ANY DATA. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE HAZARDOUS WEATHER ON FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR CONTROL UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-41-12.

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