Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 12, 2020
Submitted
September 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31081
Aircraft time
33,846 hours, 13,562 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
S67200218
Condition
Defective
Location
Altimeter
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
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: DURING FINAL APPROACH PRIOR TO GEAR EXTENSION, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS FLICKER FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WITH THE HORN. A BURNING SMELL ACCOMPANIED THE FLICKERING. REPLACED LOW RANGE RADIO ALTIMETER ANTENNA NR 2 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 34-33-11. THE BURNING WAS DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO INCORRECT LAMPS BEING INSTALLED (327 BULB OPPOSED TO 387 BULBS) ON THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WHICH WERE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT LAMPS, PER AMM 33-11-00 AND IPC 32-61-00-06. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO SMELL BEING NOTED, (AALA202009149007).