What was found
RADAR SPOKE IS FUZZY AND TILT POINTS TO THE GROUND AT ALL TIMES. REPLACED DAMAGED O-RING ON BACK OF RADAR RT WAVE GUIDE. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST PER DC-8 MM 34-41-0, SYSTEM OPS NORMAL ON GROUND.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997CF
- Make and model
- Doug DC862F
- Aircraft serial
- 46154
- Aircraft time
- 71,888 hours, 21,210 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Radar Antenna
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.