What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 34-40-02. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2011
- Submitted
- October 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N41CX
- Make and model
- Doug DC862F
- Aircraft serial
- 46129
- Aircraft time
- 89,182 hours, 23,969 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 20671570153
- Part serial
- 6317
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Part time
- 89,182 hours, 23,969 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.