Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
August 1, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922335
Aircraft time
76,548 hours, 23,684 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
20671570153
Part serial
4906
Condition
No Indication
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
76,548 hours, 23,684 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CLIMB FROM KWRI, THE AIRCRAFT'S WEATHER RADAR WOULD NOT PAINT WEATHER OR GROUND. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KWRI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR TRANCEIVER AND WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA. THE SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECK AND SELF-TEST WERE GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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