Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 4, 2025
Submitted
April 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31192
Aircraft time
32,144 hours, 13,216 cycles
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
428XPK
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
32,466 hours, 13,342 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: WEATHER RADAR FAILED ENROUTE. ATTEMPTED TO TEST. WHEN PERFORMING THE TEST, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE FROM BELOW OUR FEET; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT ORD. REMOVED AND REPLACES WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT. PER AMM 34-43-11.