Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 20, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
10,662 hours, 15,280 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
MI5853512
Part serial
1940
Condition
Defective
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
6,176 hours, 9,029 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - ON FLIGHT 2195 DURING APPROACH, AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED. WHEN ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN, THE WEATHER RADAR WAS EMITTING A SIZZLING NOISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR INDICATION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.