What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MIAMI, 15 MINUTES OUT, WEATHER RADAR PAINTED AN UNDEFINABLE LINE AND BECAME UNRELIABLE FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 RADAR R T AND ANTENNA PER MM 34-41-00, OPS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N345JW
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46042
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Rt Unit
- Part number
- 26071570157
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.