Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 11, 2018
Submitted
January 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31071
Aircraft time
26,809 hours, 10,662 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
8221710002
Part serial
186HX1
Condition
Odor
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PWS FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKE OFF, FOLLOWED BY A BURNING CANDLEWICK ODOR DETECTED BY FA IN CABIN. WEATHER RADAR SWITCH ON CAPTAIN`S SIDE TURNED OFF. ON INSPECTION, FOUND THE WEATHER RADAR R/T CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. BURNING ODOR ALSO ABATED TROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. REMOVED & REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 34-43-41. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.