SDR ABXA030326

Service difficulty report · Radome · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
August 12, 2003
Submitted
August 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47781
Aircraft time
36,088 hours, 39,440 cycles
Part
Radome
Part number
59100913
Part serial
6179768
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

RADAR PAINTS STREAK OF GROUND RETURNS AT 60 DEGREES RIGHT OF NOSE ON COUNTER CLOCKWISE SWEEP. SOUNDS LIKE RADAR HITS DOME ON CLOCKWISE SWEEP. FOUND RADAR DRIVE PLATE BINDING AGAINST RADOME STATIC DISCHARGE STRIP PLASTIC NUT PLATES. REPLACED THE RADOME ASSEMBLY.

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