Service difficulty report · Radar · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 4, 2001
Submitted
July 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3039
Aircraft time
15,967 hours, 14,502 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Radar
Part number
7008470822
Part serial
94091394
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd
Part time
12,857 hours, 11,492 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4007 WAS IN CRUISE AT 22,000 AND WAS INFORMED OF SHOWERS IN THE FLIGHT PATH. THE WEATHER RADAR WAS NOT INDICATING ANY SHOWERS. THE CREW CALLED DISPATCH TO CONFIRM SHOWERS IN THE FLIGHT PATH, DISPATCH DID CONFIRM THE SHOWERS. FLIGHT 4007 THEN RETURNED TO PIT TO HAVE THE RADAR INSPECTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-00-00. OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.