Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 76731B

Difficulty date
March 2, 2021
Submitted
March 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1361A
Make and model
Boeing 76731B
Aircraft serial
26265
Aircraft time
93,676 hours, 20,714 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING INITIAL CLIMB RADAR ANT FAULT OCCURED APROX 30 MIN IN CRUISE. ANT FAULT WENT AWAY BOTH SYS L & R.(<P>PER FIM 34-43 F/T 805 NO FAULTS NOTED SYS OK. OPENED RADOME PER AMM 53-12-01 AND FOUND CONNECTOR D491 FLOODED WITH WATER. PER SWPM 20-63-00 DISASSEMBLED CONNECTOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAND AND DRIED. REASSEMBLED AND APPLIED F4 TAPE AS NECESSARY. PERF OPS TEST PER AMM 34-43-00 ALL OPS NORMAL AT THIS TIME.

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