What was found
WX RADAR AUTO TILT SHOWS EXCESS GROUND RETURN. INBOUND CREW DESCRIBED WX RADAR DISPLAY AS OK BUT NOT FOLLOWING TRACK OF A-C IN AUTO MODE NOR RESPONDING CORRECTLY IN MANUAL MODE. REPLACED DRIVE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2011
- Submitted
- April 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25322
- Aircraft time
- 72,885 hours, 20,991 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Drive Unit
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Component
- Wx Radar
- Component part number
- 20414440401
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.