Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Part
Antenna
Part number
MI585164
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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 WILL NOT PAINT GROUND RETURN BETWEEN 30 DEGREES LEFT AND 30 DEGREES RIGHT OF NOSE UNLESS TILT ADJUSTED 7 DEGREES NOSE DOWN. SOLID GROUND RETURN OUTSIDE OF 30 DEGREES LEFT AND RIGHT. FOUND ANTENNA SUPPORT SPRINGS SHEARED AND JAMMED IN MECHANISM. ALSO, FOUND PITCH STAB INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTENNA. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT D4375. STAB CHECKS OK PER MM 34-17.

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