# SDR DALA2020020600935

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 6, 2020
- Submitted: February 6, 2020
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N969DL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969DL), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-88
- Registry model: [Doug MD-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 53172
- Aircraft time: 75,251 hours, 56,186 cycles
- System (JASC): [3442 · Weather Radar System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- Part: Transceiver
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Wx Radar
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2020020600935

## Discrepancy

WX RADAR SCREEN BECAME FUZZY THEN SMOKE APPEARED TO BE COMING OUT OF THE RADAR UNIT WX RADAR INOP. REPL DISPLAY PER MD88 AMM 34-41. CKS NML. ACCORDING TO THE MCC NOTIFICATION AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. (LP6896530)

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