Service difficulty report · Receiver · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 7, 2020
Submitted
July 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
87,845 hours, 22,177 cycles
Part
Receiver
Part number
6224542222
Part serial
1142
Condition
Failed
Location
Radio Altimeter
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, SPURIOUS CAWS WARNINGS BEGAN WITH CONSTANT RAD ALT CALL OUTS. AT ABOUT 4000 FEET MSL 'TAILSTRIKE GO AROUND' ALERT AND AP/AT DISCONNECTED. UNABLE TO RECONNECT AP OR AT AT THIS TIME. AFTER CLIMB TO FL200 AND NO IMPROVEMENT TO CONDITION OF AUTOPILOT AND AUTOTHROTTLE, RETURN TO WSSS, APPROX 93LBS OF FUEL DUMPED. AFTER DESCENT TO FL140, WE WERE ABLE TO USE AUTOPILOT BUT NO AUTOTHROTTLES. SPURIOUS CAWS ALERTS BEGAN AT 2500' MSL ON APPROACH AND CEASED PRIOR TO 500'. FROM 500' TO TOUCHDOWN ALL CAWS ALERTS WERE APPROPRIATE. INSPECTION PERFORMED AND FOUND RA-2 RCVR COAX CABLE C6-15 SHIELD OPEN. REPLACED COAX CABLE REF WDM 34-42-02 AND BOTH ANTENNAS A3-8 (RA-2 XMTR) AND A3-10 (RA-2 RCVR) REF 34-42-03-4. REPLACED RA-2 TRANSCEIVER AND CARRIED OUT FUNCTIONAL TEST AND AUTOLAND TEST REF 34-42-01-2. ALL SATIS. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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