Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 31, 2013
Submitted
November 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1865
Aircraft time
37,237 hours, 16,189 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080409
Part serial
1128
Condition
Faulty
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAW LOG 1, TROUBLESHOOT WX RADAR TILT PROBLEM. PERFORMED ANTENNA CONTROL TEST IAW AMM 34.41.00.730.001.A & DURING THE TEST THE ANTENNA DID NOT TURN IN ELEVATION (+10, -10) PAGE 8 OF 10. REPLACED WX TRANSCEIVER, ON MR43123-1054, OFF 1128. WX CONTROL PANEL ON MR43153-174, 0FF 42. SCANNER ASSEMBLY ON MR43170, OFF 31 ALL NO HELP. CONT OF AMIS ITEM 2372002. FOUND WX TRANSCEIVER REPLACED & WX CONTROL PANEL & SCANNER REP. OPERATIONS CHECKED WX RADAR IAW MM 34-41-0 0 PG 501, NO FAULTS FOUND ON GND CHECKS.

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