What was found
WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM HAS UNCODED FAULT. AUTO TILT SWITCH INOPERATIVE IN MANUAL TILT ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION. REPLACED ANTENNA DRIVE ASSEMBLY PER AMM.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2012
- Submitted
- August 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28751
- Aircraft time
- 53,181 hours, 14,910 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Drive Assy
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar Scanner
- 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.