# SDR SWIA200211572

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 14, 2002
- Submitted: December 20, 2002
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N235SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235SW), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-120ER
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-120ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 120310
- Aircraft time: 16,163 hours, 23,197 cycles
- System (JASC): [3442 · Weather Radar System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- Part: Antenna
- Part number: 6222504001
- Part serial: 1883
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Weather Radar
- Part time: 5,224 hours, 7,614 cycles
- Stage of operation: UK
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWIA200211572

## Discrepancy

RADAR PAINTS RANDOM THUNDERSTORMS WITH EACH SWEEP IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, FROM LARGE LEVEL FIRE ONE SWEEP, TO NOTHING THE NEXT.  RETURNED TO SFO.  REPLACED ANTENNA 318.  RADAR SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.

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