Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
September 19, 2002
Submitted
September 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23322
Aircraft time
64,535 hours, 25,333 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132106
Part serial
3216
Condition
Shorted
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
33,721 hours, 19,025 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0083 - EN ROUTE FROM BWI TO LAS A WEATHER RADAR FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DUE TO WEATHER EN ROUTE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO BWI. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR R/T UNIT IAW 34-43-01. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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