Service difficulty report · Radar · Bell 412

Difficulty date
May 31, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
2,810 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Radar
Part number
MI585467
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED, "WX RADAR- DIM IMAGE AND GOING INTO "WAIT" MODE. THIS OCCURED DURING HEAVY RAIN. RADAR TURNED OFF RTB." AVIONCS PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAULT DURING A GROUND TEST. RADAR PEDESTAL AND SURROUNDING AREA IN THE AVIONICS BAY WAS FOUND WET WITH RAIN WATER. THE AREA WAS THOUROUGHLY DRIED AND WX RADAR GROUND TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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