What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, RADAR SMOKING CONTINUOUSLY AND TOTALLY UNUSABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WX R/T IAW DC-8 MM 34-40-2. GROUND CHECK AND OPS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2001
- Submitted
- July 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N605AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46106
- Aircraft time
- 90,705 hours, 22,711 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.