# SDR ASAA0853108

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 27, 2008
- Submitted: July 2, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N587AS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587AS), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial: 35684
- Aircraft time: 2,671 hours, 798 cycles
- System (JASC): [3442 · Weather Radar System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- Part: Transceiver
- Part number: 6225132633
- Part serial: 16RVP0
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Wx Radar Sys
- Part time: 2,671 hours, 798 cycles
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA0853108

## Discrepancy

WX RADAR, SHOWS STROBES AND FILLS DISPLAY WITH A GRAINY RETURN.  DISPLAYS APPARENT GROUND RETURNS FROM WELL OVER HORIZON.  THE
TEST "TEST" IS OK.  COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION REPLACED WX RDR R T PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 34 43 41 FUNCTIONS NML.

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