Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
March 19, 2019
Submitted
March 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
2282
Aircraft time
50,695 hours, 20,837 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132622
Part serial
8YMK
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
36,035 hours, 15,653 cycles
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 FLIGHT TPU146 (LIM-MED) THE AIRCRAFT HAD FAILURE OF RADAR SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO LIM FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED: "RADAR INOP, GW 61500 KG, NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING", MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FAULT ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 34-41-00-810-802-A, REPLACED THE COMPONENT WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-41-33-000-004-A Y AMM 34-41-33-400-003-A, PERFORMED THE CORRESPONDING TESTS AS PER AMM 34-41-00-740-002-A WITN NORMAL RESULTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFORMATION REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW THERE WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT LANDING, SO, INSPECTIONS TO THE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT REQUIRED. AFTER THOSE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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