Service difficulty report · Antenna · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 6, 2022
Submitted
October 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
47,436 hours, 50,031 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
071015010000
Part serial
405QX2FWD
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Radar Altimeter
Stage of operation
AP
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

ATTEMPTED CAT III APPROACH INTO SEA, "NO FLARE" MSG IN THE HUD. DIVERTED TO PDX, UPON DESCENT INTO PDX, RECEIVED RA2 FAIL MESSAGE. ( RADIO ALTIMETER - ONE INOP ). REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED RAD ALT 2 REC & TRANS ANTENNAS IAW TASK CARDS 6344402. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ANTENNA IAW TASK CARDS 6344402. PERFORMED LLM RTS TEST IAW TASK CARDS 6344402. ACFT IS RETURNED TO CAT III QUALIFIED. PLACARD CHANGED TO READ CAT III. PLACARDS REMOVED FROM ACFT AND LOGBOOK. C/B RESET. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES REVERSED. CLEARS MEL. MAINTENANCE CONTROL ADVISED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.