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B757 captain discovers during climb out that the aircraft weather radar is weak; and elects to return to departure airport for repairs due to enroute and destination weather forecasts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 921356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Weather Radar |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 7500 Flight Crew Type 80 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
The flight departed normally; but climbing through 7;000 ft we had 'weather fail' warning on the weather display. Shortly thereafter 'weak return' displayed below 'weather fail.' due to enroute weather and other weather forecast at destination we conducted an air turnback. The flight did not get above 10;000 ft therefore dispatch was not contacted. We did quickly call station operations to let company know nature of problem and our intent to return. No emergency was declared and the flight landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain discovers during climb out that the aircraft weather Radar is weak; and elects to return to departure airport for repairs due to enroute and destination weather forecasts.
Narrative: The flight departed normally; but climbing through 7;000 FT we had 'weather fail' warning on the weather display. Shortly thereafter 'weak return' displayed below 'weather fail.' Due to enroute weather and other weather forecast at destination we conducted an air turnback. The flight did not get above 10;000 FT therefore Dispatch was not contacted. We did quickly call Station Operations to let company know nature of problem and our intent to return. No emergency was declared and the flight landed safely.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.