Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
May 21, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0850
Aircraft time
17,555 hours, 10,748 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132623
Part serial
90AW
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A ATB - SHORTLY AFTER T/O WX RADAR FAILED ERROR CODE ON NAV DISPLAY "WR TR". IF POWER CYCLED RADAR WOULD OPERATE FOR ONE TO THREE SWEEPS THEN FAIL AGAIN. RADAR OPERATED INTERMITTENLTY, TIME OF OPERATION VARIED. NOTE: OPERATED NORMALLY AT CRUISE FORPERFORMED SYS TEST PER TSM 34-41-00. R&R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER PER MM 34-41-33-0401. SYST TEST GOOD PER MM 34-41-00-0501. SWAPPED ANTENNA DRIVE SYSTEM CONNECTORS PER TSM 34-41-00 PG 104, D-670688 OPENED PER AMC. P/N ON 622-5132-623 S/N ON 9J2T OFF 90AW.

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