Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
August 9, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25009
Aircraft time
27,587 hours, 17,828 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Radar
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WEATHER RADAR FAILURE. *S/D* REPLACED THE NR 1 INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT, NR 2 ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEM SYMBOL GENERATOR, R283 AIR/GROUND RELAY, AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM ACCESSORY UNIT AND NR 1 & 2 INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM TRANSFER RELAYS. ACCOMPLISHED RINGOUT OF IRS INPUTS TO THE WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER TRANSMITTER AND THE ELECTRONIC GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM, TAXIED AIRCRAFT, ALL SYSTEMS TEST NORMAL.PARTS REPLACED: IRU: HG1050AD05/AD04, AIR/GND RELAY: K-D4L036, EFIS SG: 622-9436-101, AFCS ACCY UNIT: 65-52820-2, NR 1 & 2 IRS TRANSFER RELAY: 172938-001.