Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
54,057 hours, 15,100 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080408
Part serial
277
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT CREW REPORTED NO RETURN ON RADAR, COLORS ARE ERRATIC. NO HELP WITH CHANGE OF TILT FUNCTIONS. RDR TEST NORMAL COLOR SCREEN. DEFERRED PER SAMC. FLT CREW COMPLIED WITH MEL 3443D. REPLACED WX TRANSCEIVER, TESTED OK. OPERATED WITH NORMAL RETURNS AND COLOR. REPLACED WX RADAR XCVR DUE TO OVERHEATED CONDITION UPON ARVL LAX, COOLING FAN AT FAULT. MR43527-89 OFF, MR43527-297 ON. FOUND COOLING FAN INSTALLED WITH LEADS SHORTED OUT TO GROUND. THIS FRIED THE NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSCEIVER. INSTALLED NEW FAN AND OLD TRANSCEIVER MR43527-89. TESTED GOOD PER MM.