Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
June 16, 2004
Submitted
June 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24233
Aircraft time
56,752 hours, 21,498 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
6225132120
Part serial
3652
Condition
Frozen
Location
Zone 113
Part time
46,210 hours, 21,036 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT OF PHX EN ROUTE FOR LAS BOTH THE CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICERS WEATHER RADAR LOCKED IN TEST MODE, SWITCHING SYMBOL GENERATORS AND CYCLING TERRAIN SWITCHES, NO HELP. DUE TO WEATHER EN ROUTE, TURNED BACK TO PHX FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER TRANSMITTER IAW BMM 34-43-01, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER TRANSMITTER S/N 3652 WAS NO FAULT FOUND, PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF UNIT, RETESTED, RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 34-45-21, REV. 009.

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