Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 6, 2019
Submitted
July 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30086
Aircraft time
56,697 hours, 23,168 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135
Part serial
934M
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS WX FAIL AT BOTH CA AND FO DISPLAYS. RADAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. FAILURE OCCURS WHEN AIRCRAFT IS IN ANY ANGLE OF BANK/TURN. FLYING IN LEVEL FLIGHT RADAR WILL WORK NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WX DRIVE UNIT. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-43-11.