What was found
BZN FLIGHT NR 2381: WX FAIL MESSAGE ON MFD 1. RAN CHECKLIST. RECEIVED TEST PATTERN BUT NO RETURNS WITH WX FAIL MESSAGE AGAIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR TRANSCEIVER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2007
- Submitted
- May 23, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4156
- Aircraft time
- 119 hours, 110 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 071015190101
- Part serial
- 10129
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wx Radar Sys
- Part time
- 121 hours, 112 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.