Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Emb ERJ190200IGW

Difficulty date
March 29, 2010
Submitted
March 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190200IGW
Aircraft serial
19000144
Aircraft time
6,496 hours, 3,789 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
7021450801
Part serial
07107840
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
6,503 hours, 3,790 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 572 PBI-HPN, EN ROUTE TO WHITE PLAINS WX RADAR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION F/O WAS CHANGING SCALE AND CA RADAR SLAVED THEN WENT AWAY, F/O TILT ANGLE KEPT FLUCTUATING TO 3 THEN JUST SAWED ADJUST TO ANY ANGLE LOCKED UP. RADAR WOULD PAINT AT 12 MILE RING BUT ONLY SHOWS LIGHTING. DIVERTED TO MCO DUE INOPERATIVE RADAR AND ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-42-01, OPS CHECK GOOD AND PERFORMED TURBULENCE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-50-28. OK FOR SERVICE.

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