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Reporter stated a B767-300 had a loss of weather radar; and with weather forecast enroute was unable to continue. Emergency was declared for overweight landing and flight returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1026330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Weather Radar |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[We had a] weather radar failure with good test indications. [We were] unable to continue to destination due to weather enroute. Received clearance to [departure airport]; received clearance to dump fuel and declared emergency for anticipated overweight landing. Dumping began at FL290 and ended approaching [airport] at 6;000 ft. Approach and landing normal with 25 flaps. Arff inspected brakes and gear before taxi to gate. Arff escorted aircraft to gate and provided fans to minimize brake temperatures. Good coordination between dispatch; ATC; arff and [airport].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Reporter stated a B767-300 had a loss of weather radar; and with weather forecast enroute was unable to continue. Emergency was declared for overweight landing and flight returned to departure airport.
Narrative: [We had a] weather radar failure with good test indications. [We were] unable to continue to destination due to weather enroute. Received clearance to [departure airport]; received clearance to dump fuel and declared emergency for anticipated overweight landing. Dumping began at FL290 and ended approaching [airport] at 6;000 FT. Approach and landing normal with 25 flaps. ARFF inspected brakes and gear before taxi to gate. ARFF escorted aircraft to gate and provided fans to minimize brake temperatures. Good coordination between Dispatch; ATC; ARFF and [airport].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.