What was found
RADAR WILL NOT PAINT RETURNS. ATC REPORTED LEVEL 5 THUNDERSTORMS BUT RADAR COULD NOT DETECT ANY, RETURNED TO CLD. CLEANED MOISTURE FROM RADOME AND REPLACED WXT 250B. OPS CHECKS GOOD PN ON: 6227337001, SN: 966 SN OFF: 549.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2000
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N270YV
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120270
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Radar
- Condition
- Malfunctoned
- Location
- E/E Bay
- 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.