Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
Aircraft radar failed shortly after takeoff. Declared an emergency complied with all appropriate checklists and returned for landing; at 155;000 LBS all was uneventful.
B737-800 First Officer experiences the failure of the weather radar shortly after takeoff. An emergency is declared and the flight returns to the departure airport.