What was found
PILOT REPORTED BURNING SMELL FROM WEATHER RADAR WHEN TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SOURCE TO BE A FAULTY INDICATOR. THE SYSTEM WAS PLACED OM MEL UNTIL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2017
- Submitted
- July 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N406GA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0329
- Aircraft time
- 35,733 hours, 34,940 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Indicator
- Part number
- IN152A
- Part serial
- 7098
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.