Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,934 hours, 30,159 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Radar
Part time
75,934 hours, 30,159 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FROM KTOL, RADAR HAD A TENUATION NOISE BAND AT 20 MILE MARKER RUNNING COMPLETELY ACROSS DISPLAY IN ANY RANGE SELECTED. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DEFECTIVE SPLICES BEHIND PLUG D10-61 IN RADIO RACK AND RADAR OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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