Service difficulty report · Right Unit · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
March 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693JX
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
693
Part
Right Unit
Part number
6224022001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Forward Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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

LEX - FLT 5201 - AIRCRAFT WEATHER RADAR WENT INOP AFTER DEPARTURE. PILOT TURNED BACK TO FIELD AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT. CREW ATTEMPTED TO BURN FUEL PRIOR TO LANDING, BUT DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, HAD TO LAND. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO LEX. THEY PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE WEATHER RADAR R/T WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)