Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 76734AF

Difficulty date
August 8, 2023
Submitted
August 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330UP
Make and model
Boeing 76734AF
Aircraft serial
27756
Aircraft time
63,247 hours, 20,920 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132109
Part serial
7607
Condition
Arced
Location
Wx Radar
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ATB, ON CLIMB OUT,(WXR FAIL) DISPLAYED ON BOTH CAPT AND FO ND. INTERMITTENT (WXR SYS) STATUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. RESULTED IN AIR TURN BACK. OII 1 FOUND EVIDENCE OF ARCHING ON SOCKET 2 CONNECTOR D391C AND NO PIN RETENTION. REPLACED ALL USED SOCKETS OF CONNECTOR D391C SWPM 20-71-14. FOUND EVIDENCE OF ARCHING ON WX TRANSCEIVER PIN 2. R&R WX TRANSCEIVER MM 34-43-01. DURING OPERATIONAL TEST AT 60 MIN WX FAIL CONT MESSAGE. R&R WX RADAR CONTROL PANEL MM 34-43-02. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST MM 34-43-01 FOR 90+ MINUTES NO FAULTS FOUND.

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