Service difficulty report · Antenna · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 18, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
67,689 hours, 20,782 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135001
Part serial
1045
Condition
Damaged
Location
Radar
Part time
6,066 hours, 3,889 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT, RADAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE WITH (TR AND FAIL ON DISPLAY) LEGENDS. TRANSCEIVER RADAR WAS CHECKED, RACK AND UNIT CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND ANTENNA WAS CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. TRANSCEIVER WAS REINSTALLED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-41-00, ALL CORRECT. OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-04, ALL CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND DURING CRUISE, RADAR FAILED AGAIN AND CREW PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT VER. TRANSCEIVER AND RADAR ANTENNA WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-41-04 AND 34-41-01, RESPECTIVELY, TESTS CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, RADAR WAS CHECKED BY CONTINUITY AND ISOLATION IAW WDM 34-43-01AND 34-43-02 AND TESTED IAW MM 34-41-00, ALL CORRECT.

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