Service difficulty report · Wave Guide · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
December 6, 2014
Submitted
December 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
32840
Aircraft time
50,095 hours, 7,720 cycles
Part
Wave Guide
Condition
Dirty
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK TO STATION DUE TO LT & RT RADAR SYS INOPERATIVE. NO RETURNS ON EITHER NAV DISPLAY WITH TILT FULL DOWN & FULL GAIN IN MAX. CLEANED & DRAINED HOLES AT WAVE GUIDE AFT OF PRESS BULKHEAD. LT & RT RADAR SYS OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 34-43-00.

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