Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 29, 2026
Submitted
October 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338PK
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31268
Aircraft time
26,754 hours, 11,768 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
49F18P
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
18,490 hours, 8,372 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: URING CRUISE FLIGHT, WEATHER RADAR WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AND SPORADIC WHEN SHOWING RETURNS ON BOTH CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S MFDS; RADAR WOULD PAINT RETURNS FOR A MOMENT AND THEN GO BLANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (SEE ATTACHED VIDEO); EVENTUALLY RECEIVED AN AMBER "PWS FAIL" AND AN AMBER "WXR FAIL" ON BOTH CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S MFDS. DECESION MADE TO DIVERT TO DFW AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WIHTOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER PER AMM 34-43-41, OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD PER AMM 34-43-00.