Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 7, 2004
Submitted
July 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AS
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49643
Aircraft time
49,778 hours, 28,529 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132106
Part serial
2324
Condition
Damaged
Location
Radar
Part time
10,037 hours, 4,234 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED LIGHTING STRIKE AND RADAR DISPLAY FAILED. LIGHTING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-53-00, ALL CORRECT, BUT RADAR ANTENNA WAS INOPERATIVE. ANTENNA AND RADAR TRANSCEIVER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 31-41-01 AND 34-41-02, TESTS CORRECT.

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