Service difficulty report · Antenna · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2026
Submitted
February 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
81,140 hours, 34,262 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
721,632 hours, 710,616 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WX RADAR R/T ON LOWER RIGHT OF ND WHEN WX RADAR TURNED ON AT TOP OF DESCENT, RADAR IN OPPOSITE, FLIGHT REPORT OPENED RADOME & CHECKED FOR WATER INTRUSION & DAMAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE IAW AMM 53-15-991-00400-00-A. REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA IAW AMM 34-41-11-000-004-A, & AMM 34-41-11-400-005-A. ACP BITE TEST OF WEATHER RADAR,IAW AMM 34-41-00-740-002-A. TEST PASSED. CLOSED AND SECURED RADOME IAW AMM 53-15-11-410-001-A.

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