Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 4, 2005
Submitted
October 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
47,742 hours, 30,017 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132101
Part serial
4302
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
14,490 hours, 8,274 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING BECAUSE WEATHER RADAR LEVELED AT 340 FT DOES NOT DEPICT ECHO’S AND FLOW LIGHT TURNED ON DURING FLIGHT. THE RECEIVER / TRANSMITTER AND INDICATOR WEATHER RADAR WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-41-04 AND MM 34-41-02 PAGE 202, TESTED CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VERTICAL GYRO NR 2 AND CADC NR 1 WERE REPLACED AND ADC NR 2 CONNECTORS WERE SERVICED IAW MM 34-16-01, TESTED CORRECT. IAW AUTOMATIC PILOT OUT OF SERVICE REPORT, AILERON SERVO, RUDDER AND NEUTRAL RUDDER WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 22-11-01 AND 27-20-00 RESPECTIVELY. TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO RADAR, DFGC, SENSORS AND STP, BEING ALL CORRECT.

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