Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 24, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1447
Aircraft time
78,326 hours, 30,459 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080409
Part serial
13430
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Part time
59,364 hours, 26,582 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE RADAR NOT WORKING IN AIR. IT SHOWED GROUND CLUTTER BUT NO RADAR RETURN WITH STORMS IN FRONT OF US. RADAR LOOKED PIXILATED LIKE IT WANTED TO GIVE A RETURN BUT ULTIMATELY DIDN'T GIVE ANY KIND OF RELIABLE RETURN.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR TRANSCIEVER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-41-33.

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