Service difficulty report · Antenna · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 21, 2008
Submitted
April 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
227
Aircraft time
42,812 hours, 47,730 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
071131900
Part serial
3076
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
37,646 hours, 42,459 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT APPROACHING ORF THE RADAR UNIT STOPPED PAINTING THE SURROUNDING WEATHER AND THE GROUND. THE CREW CALLED PDT DISPATCH TO ADVISE. DUE TO WEATHER IN ORF, MX HAD THE AIRCRAFT DIVERT INTO SBY FOR REPLACEMENT OF RADAR ANTENNA.