What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER RADAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNED PLASTIC ODOR IN THE COCKPIT FOR A SHORT TIME. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2017
- Submitted
- December 22, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N196CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0116
- Aircraft time
- 17,766 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Indicator
- Part number
- IN152A
- Part serial
- 7849
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Part time
- 2,633 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.