Flight crew returned and landed due to the WX radar being inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	286633
Time
Date	199410
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gum
State Reference	GU
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	286633
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was told 727 aircraft R-2 window was open during a rain storm. I reported to airlines operations. Inspected and found first officer audio selector panel, microphone (and) seat lower/upper cushions wet. No evidence of water under glare shield or center pedestal. Replaced required items. The aircraft was dispatched aid had an air return for WX radar inoperative. Correction was made. The aircraft was released to continue flight. My company has made verbal statements that I was the one who opened the window also the cause of the air return. In no way did I have any action in opening the window or cause the air return.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC RETURNED AND LANDED DUE TO THE WX RADAR BEING INOP.

Narrative: I WAS TOLD 727 ACFT R-2 WINDOW WAS OPEN DURING A RAIN STORM. I RPTED TO AIRLINES OPS. INSPECTED AND FOUND FO AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL, MIC (AND) SEAT LOWER/UPPER CUSHIONS WET. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER UNDER GLARE SHIELD OR CTR PEDESTAL. REPLACED REQUIRED ITEMS. THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED AID HAD AN AIR RETURN FOR WX RADAR INOP. CORRECTION WAS MADE. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED TO CONTINUE FLT. MY COMPANY HAS MADE VERBAL STATEMENTS THAT I WAS THE ONE WHO OPENED THE WINDOW ALSO THE CAUSE OF THE AIR RETURN. IN NO WAY DID I HAVE ANY ACTION IN OPENING THE WINDOW OR CAUSE THE AIR RETURN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.