Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 25, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
78,143 hours, 22,635 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225122103
Part serial
180
Condition
Erratic
Location
Wx Radar
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR RETURNS ARE ERRATIC ON DISPLAY. PRECIPITATION NOT PROPERLY DISPLAYING AND TILT SEEMS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER, GROUND TESTED OK.