Service difficulty report · Mount · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 2, 2020
Submitted
June 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48454
Aircraft time
104,003 hours, 20,737 cycles
Part
Mount
Part number
6225136201
Part serial
752M
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wx Radar Antenna
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT RECEIVED A WEATHER FAIL ALERT. SWITCHED TO SYSTEM 1 AND AFTER APPROXYMATELY 3 MINUTES, RECEIVED WEATHER FAIL ALERT FOR THE SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM. SYSTEM 2 WOULD NOT COME BACK. SYSTEM 1 INTERMITTENTLY CAME BACK, THEN FAILED AGAIN. ON APPROACH, HEARD LOUD THUNKS COMING FROM THE NOSE CONE AREA. REPLACED WEATHER RADER ANTENNA PEDESTAL MOUNT AND BOTH WEATHER RADAR OPS TESTED OK IAW MM 31-41-07-4.

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