Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 18, 2005
Submitted
December 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
28,669 hours, 11,541 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132120
Part serial
3776
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED THAT EN ROUTE TO SJC, TURNED THE WEATHER RADAR ON AND IT DID NOT WORK. WEATHER IN THE AREA SO CREW RETURNED TO PHX FOR REPAIR. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE. REPLACED A2AA2U5 AND A2A2VR25 AND ALIGNED A5 TO CORRECT LOW TRANSMITTER POWER. INSTALLED SB 86. TESTED IAW 34-45-21 REV 9.

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