Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 24, 2009
Submitted
June 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
10,654 hours, 3,388 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135202
Part serial
4194
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
34,348 hours, 14,175 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WXR GENERATED RANDOM SPIKES ON BOTH DISPLAYS AT RANGES GREATER THEN 40 MILES. GROUNDED YES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DUE TO HISTORY REMOVED AND REPLACED WXR R/T OPS TEST GOOD REF MM 34 43 41 400 801. VERIFICATION FLIGHT FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WXR DRIVE UNIT REF 34 43 11. DURING REMOVAL / REPLACEMENT NOTED LOOSE FOREIGN MATERIAL INSIDE OF THE SEALED PORTION OF THE WAVE GUIDE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE DRIVE UNIT. AIRCRAFT SIDE WAVE GUIDE NO DEFECTS NOTED. WXR OPS TEST CKS NML REF M/M 34 43 00. VERIFICATION FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL.