SDR S2YA00018

Service difficulty report · Radar · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 27, 2000
Submitted
September 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE108
Part
Radar
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
12,542 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 1026 - MKE-CVG - DURING FLIGHT, THE RADAR DISPLAYED FAULT THREE TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT PAINT UNLESS THE GAIN WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY UP. THE CREW DIVERTED TO FWA BECAUSE THERE WAS KNOW WEATHER ON ROUTE TO CVG. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTACTED FROM FWA AND THE RADAR WAS PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE MEL BY REPLACING THE RADAR RT. MAINTENANCE OP CHECK THE SYSTEM AND RETURNED THE A/C TO SERVICE. (M)

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