Service difficulty report · Radar · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145451
Aircraft time
26,817 hours, 21,845 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
22,766 hours, 21,378 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, WEATHER RADAR BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE, ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK OF WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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