Service difficulty report · Windshear Sys · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
July 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26936
Aircraft time
45,626 hours, 9,368 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Windshear Sys
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WXR SYS WXR DISPLAY IS NOT PRESENT WHEN WXR SELECTED ON EFIS CONTROL PANEL. WINDSHEAR SYS EITHER PREDICTIVE OR REACTIVE WINDSHEAR ALERTING FUNCTIONS ARE FAILED SUCH THAT WINDSHEAR ALERTING CAPABILITY IS REDUCED OR NOT AVAILABLE. A REACTIVE WINDSHEAR FAILURE WILL ONLY SET THE MESSAGE WITH THE REACTIVE WINDSHEAR OPTION ACTIVE. [07-27-07] UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT. AFTER CONSIDERABLE TROUBLESHOOTING, REPLACED WX RADAR CONTROL PANEL AND ANTENNA DRIVE ASSY. WINDSHEAR ALERTING CAPABILITY RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.