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B757-200 captain experiences a radar failure after takeoff and returns for maintenance due to thunderstorms forecast at the destination and alternate. The radar had been written up the day prior.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1271538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Weather Radar |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Weather radar failed after takeoff. Conferred with dispatch; thunderstorms at destination and alternate; returned to mia for maintenance. Coordinated with operations for gate; maintenance. Overweight landing accomplished. Weather radar was written up previous day as intermittent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 Captain experiences a radar failure after takeoff and returns for maintenance due to thunderstorms forecast at the destination and alternate. The radar had been written up the day prior.
Narrative: Weather radar failed after takeoff. Conferred with dispatch; thunderstorms at destination and alternate; returned to MIA for maintenance. Coordinated with operations for gate; maintenance. Overweight landing accomplished. Weather radar was written up previous day as intermittent.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.