Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 6, 2017
Submitted
July 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29510
Aircraft time
53,287 hours, 21,687 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225137601
Part serial
7010
Condition
Faulty
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
13,606 hours, 5,448 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING CRUISE THE WEATHER RADAR FAILED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA AND DRIVE UNIT (AALA201707119006) IAW AMM 34-43-11. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD IAW AMM 34-43-00.