Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2386
Aircraft time
26,790 hours, 9,319 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
066500080409
Part serial
RTA4B13960
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
35,119 hours, 12,518 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 1761 FLL-SJU, WX RADAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER A RED SWEEP ON HALF OF THE ND FOLLOWING BY A BURNED/ELECTRICAL ODOR DURING BAD WX AND STATIC PENETRATION. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF WX RADAR SYS IAW 34-41-00 FOUND WX RADAR TRANSCEIVER 91 SQ 10 AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR TRANSCEIVER (1SQ1) IAW AMM 34-41-33. ALL SYS OPS CHECK NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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