Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
June 9, 2000
Submitted
June 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N84357
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Aircraft time
47,005 hours, 28,494 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

FLT.514 FROM KBWI TO KROC. ON FOURTH (4TH) LEG OF THE DAY''S OPERATION, WEATHER (WX) RADAR WAS TURNED ON BUT DID NOT OPERATE NORM. THE DISPLAY SCREEN WOULD NOT PAINT ANY WEATHER, GROUND OR RADAR SYMBOLOGY. IMC CONDITIONS WERE IN EXISTANCE ALONG ROUTES OF FLIGHT INCLUDING EMBEDDED LEVEL 4 CELLS. ACCORDING TO WEATHER REPORTS, PILOT REPORTS, ATC REPORTS, AND THE ALTERNATE (KSYR) WAS NOT SUITABLE NOR WAS THE DESTINATION LOOKING TO IMPROVE FOR SOME TIME. CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT AIRCRAFT TO KBUF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND FUZZ AND HAIR WRAPPED AROUND PINS ON RADAR INDICATOR. REMOVED FOD, TESTED SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE.