Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 5, 2019
Submitted
August 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PX
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33349
Aircraft time
5,478 hours, 2,214 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
S67200228
Condition
Faulty
Location
Altimeters
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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 WHILE ON DOWNWIND, ORD, CLEAN CONFIG, SPEED 250, LEVEL 7000 MSL. THE MLG WARNING HORN CAME ON ALONG WITH 3 RED LIGHTS IN GEAR HANDLES WARNING WENT AWAY APPROX 30 SEC LATER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED BITE OF DFGCS, SMYDS, AND PROX BOX SHOWED NO PREVIOUS FLT LEG FAULTS. REPLACED AFT TWO (#1 SYSTEM) RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNAS IAW AMM 34-33-11. #1 RA SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY. PERFORMED RADIO ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST IAW AMM 34-33-00 AND LANDING WARNING SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 31-51-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.