What was found
AIR TURN BACK, CREW PHONE PATCHED THAT THEY LOST NR 1 WX RADAR SYSTEM. NR 2 WX RADAR SYSTEM WAS ALREADY ON DEFERRAL. CREW RETURNED TO BKK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR DRIVE ALL SYSTEMS, OPS CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2008
- Submitted
- January 2, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N412MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 74747UF
- Aircraft serial
- 30559
- Aircraft time
- 39,042 hours, 5,909 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Drive Assy
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar Sys
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- G
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.