Service difficulty report · Radar · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 18, 2022
Submitted
October 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
836
Aircraft time
74,897 hours, 31,013 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
NA
Condition
Faulty
Location
Na
Stage of operation
UK
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

WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM INOP - NAV CTL PNL(3SQ)/WXR 1(1SQ1), 34-41-12.SEE TASK 34-41-00-810-812-A FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. CONTACT TOMC TO UNLOCK. UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE. SPOKE WITH RHE INBD CREW, THEY SAID AFTER HITTING A BUMP OVER OCEAN THEY GOT RED "WR CTL" MSG ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE PFD,S AND LOST EVERY WXR RDR INDICATIONS, SEE ATTACHED PICTURE TAKEN FROM CAPTKS PHONE. ON GROUND BITE THE SYSTEM FAULTS WXR CONTACT TOMC TO UNLOCK. UNLOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE/ PEDESTAL REF AMM 34-41-11-000-004-A/400-005-A, ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM TEST REF AMM 34-41-00-730-001-A, TEST PASSED, OPS CHECK NORMAL ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1853515 SN OFF 6339 PEDESTAL, SCANN OFF 31-3417-9-0001 6339 ON 31-3417-9-0001 3803

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