Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 14, 2015
Submitted
May 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2444
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710202
Part serial
175K9M
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

DURING THE FLIGHT TAI 457, THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER RADAR INOPERATIVE DURING CRUISE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED FOR MX. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH NO INCIDENTS & AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, WITH A LANDING WEIGHT OF 55.3 TONS. THE WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER WAS REPLACED IAW TSM 34-41-00-810-802-A & AMM 34-41-33 PB 401 WITH NO FAULTS. PER LANDING PARAMETERS ON REPORT 15, NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING OCCURRED. ONCE THE APPLICABLE MX ACTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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