Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
December 7, 2018
Submitted
December 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
32880
Aircraft time
63,075 hours, 7,682 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
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 FAILED WHEN RR/T SELECTED. TO GET SYSTEM BACK. LR/T IS SELECTED AND PILOTS MUST SELECT TERR ON ND MAP CONTROLLER. THEN BACK TO WXR. STATUS MESSAGE WXR SYSTEM EVEN WHEN LR/T SELECTED RADAR TILT IS INTERMITTENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. WAVE GUIDE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR AND GPWS OPERATIONS CHECK AS PER AMM 34-46-00 AND 34-43-00. ALL OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.