Service difficulty report · Radar · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
June 12, 2025
Submitted
June 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500405
Aircraft time
6,716 hours, 5,222 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
0110176800
Part serial
1DP005095
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

METALLIC SMELL PRESENT IN COCKPIT ON APPROACH. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE, SMELL DISSIPATED ON GROUND. SHORTLY AFTER THE SMELL APPEARED WE NOTICED THE WX RADAR WAS FAILED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED WX RADAR R/T IAW EMB PH300 AMM 34-42-01. PREFORMED OPS CHECKS IAW EMB PH300 AMM 34-42-00 OPS CHECK GOOD

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