Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
July 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
36,067 hours, 37,465 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
071015190101
Part serial
10784
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
119,799 hours, 121,163 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

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM SEA RECIEVED WX FAIL MESSAGE ON MFD AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE WX RADAR WORK. TRIED ADJUSTING GAIN AND TILT AND NEVER GOT AN ECHO. CYCLED POWER AND STILL NO RETURNS. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R+R WX TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-41-01-000-801/400-801. OPS TEST PASS. WX FAIL DOES NOT SHOW. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.