What was found
APPEARS TO BE TWO METALLIC STRIPS (TAPE) IN RADOME THAT GENERATE ERRONEOUS RADAR RETURNS AT TILT ANGLES FM +3 TO 80 NM. TESTED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM PER MM 34-43-00. SYSTEM OP CHECKED GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2012
- Submitted
- April 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N566AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35181
- Aircraft time
- 20,070 hours, 6,225 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Radar
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.