Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 14, 2010
Submitted
July 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687JS
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500846
Aircraft time
15,073 hours, 13,579 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
7021450601
Part serial
04075023
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON FLIGHT 4088 DURING TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORD. OVERWEIGHT LANDING WEIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN WAS 45,500 LBS. IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING VERTICAL SPEED AT TOUCHDOWN AND WAS LESS THAN 100 FEET PER MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS, AND DID NOT EXCEED SINK RATE PER MTX WC 05-200-01. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REQUIRE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR TRANSMITTER IAW EMB-145 AMM 34-42-01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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