Service difficulty report · Radar · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 29, 2006
Submitted
December 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
129
Aircraft time
5,361 hours, 3,384 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Radar
Part number
6228441003
Part serial
1420
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Wx System
Part time
28 hours, 14 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR INTERMITTENT; WX FAULT MESSAGE APPEARS ON BOTH MFD'S AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF OF CONITINIOUS OPERATION , TILT CONTROLS APPEARED NOT TO WORK, DISPLAYS SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE GROUND CLUTTER REGARDLESS OF TILT ANGLE SELECTED. T/S TO REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR TO INSTALLED OVERHAULED UNIT OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 34-400.