Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 21, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1533
Aircraft time
32,906 hours, 14,267 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080409
Part serial
1003
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WEATHER RADAR FAILURE, FLIGHT DIVERTED. WEATHER RADAR PAINTS GROUND BUT NO CELLS. ATC VERIFIED CELLS PUT NO DISPLAY. WILL NOT WORK ANY SCAL. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER PER AMM. ACCOMPLISHED ADJUSTMENT TEST PER AMM. TEST PASSED NO FAULTS, INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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